כִּֽי־֭חַסְדְּךָ לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י וְ֝הִתְהַלַּ֗כְתִּי בַּאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃
For Your covenant-loyalty is before my eyes, and I have walked in Your truth.
| # | Hebrew | Transliteration | Literal Gloss | Morph Tag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כִּי | ki | “for” | Conjunction |
| 2 | חַסְדְּךָ | ḥasdekha | “Your covenant-loyalty” | N(ms) + suff 2ms |
| 3 | לְנֶגֶד | le-neged | “before” | Prep לְ + noun |
| 4 | עֵינָי | ʿeinai | “my eyes” | N(fd) + suff 1cs |
| 5 | וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי | ve-hithallakhti | “and I have walked” | Conj וְ + Hitpael perfect 1cs |
| 6 | בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ | ba-ʾamitekha | “in Your truth” | Prep בְּ + noun + suff 2ms |
Morphology
- כִּי (ki) – Root: —; Root Type: Particle; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “For”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
- חַסְדְּךָ (ḥasdekha) – Root: חסד (ḥ-s-d); Root Type: Strong; Form: Noun masculine singular + suffix 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “Your covenant-loyalty”; Notes: Refers to loyal love.
- לְנֶגֶד (le-neged) – Root: נגד (n-g-d); Root Type: Strong; Form: Preposition לְ + noun; Translation: “Before”; Notes: Spatial orientation.
- עֵינָי (ʿeinai) – Root: עין (ʿ-y-n); Root Type: II-Waw (weak); Form: Noun feminine dual + suffix 1st person common singular; Translation: “My eyes”; Notes: Dual form.
- וְהִתְהַלַּכְתִּי (ve-hithallakhti) – Root: הלך (h-l-k); Root Type: III-Kaf (weak); Binyan: Hitpael; Form: Conjunction וְ + perfect 1st person common singular; Translation: “And I have walked”; Notes: Reflexive nuance of continual conduct.
- בַּאֲמִתֶּךָ (ba-ʾamitekha) – Root: אמת (ʾ-m-t); Root Type: I-Guttural (א); Form: Preposition בְּ + noun feminine singular + suffix 2nd person masculine singular; Translation: “In Your truth”; Notes: Indicates sphere of conduct.