The Meaning of Psalms 119:84 Explained

Psalms 119:84

KJV: How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

YLT: How many are the days of Thy servant? When dost Thou execute Against my pursuers judgment?

Darby: How many shall be the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

ASV: How many are the days of thy servant? When wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

How many [are] the days  of thy servant?  when wilt thou execute  judgment  on them that persecute  me? 

What does Psalms 119:84 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:81-96 - The Word That Stands Fast
They persecute wrongfully; they dig pits; they have almost consumed; they have waited to destroy; but thy Word abides steadfast. The driven soul flees to the cleft of the Rock and hides there.
At the beginning of our religious life we rest on the assurances of others. Our parents, teachers, ministers, all insist on the truth of Scripture and the certainty of the facts which it reveals; but as life goes on we change our foundations and advance to the personal and experimental conviction which has been wrought in us by years of testing the Word of God for ourselves.
The famous Scotch clergyman, Thomas Erskine, said that no demolition of outward authority, even if such demolition were possible, could deprive him of the conviction of the divine origin and authority of the Bible, because it so exactly coincided with the experiences of his life, and had been verified in so many remarkable instances. We have experienced God's faithfulness to His promises too often to be afraid of any attack upon the truth of Scripture. It is settled in heaven, Psalms 119:89. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 119

1  This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience
2  Aleph
9  Beth
17  Gimel
25  Daleth
33  He
41  Waw
49  Zayin
57  Heth
65  Teth
73  Yodh
81  Kaph
89  Lamedh
97  Mem
105  Nun
113  Samekh
121  Ayin
129  Pe
137  Tsadhe
145  Qoph
153  Resh
161  Sin and Shin
169  Taw

What do the individual words in Psalms 119:84 mean?

How many [are] the days of Your servant when will You execute on those who persecute me judgment
כַּמָּ֥ה יְמֵֽי־ ؟ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ מָתַ֬י תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה בְרֹדְפַ֣י ؟ מִשְׁפָּֽט

כַּמָּ֥ה  How  many  [are] 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
יְמֵֽי־  the  days 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
؟ עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ  of  Your  servant 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה  will  You  execute 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בְרֹדְפַ֣י  on  those  who  persecute  me 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: רָדַף  
Sense: to be behind, follow after, pursue, persecute, run after.
؟ מִשְׁפָּֽט  judgment 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִשְׁפָּט  
Sense: judgment, justice, ordinance.