Lexicon :: Strong's H5341 - nāṣar

“He found him in a desert land,

In the howling wasteland of a wilderness;

He kept circling him, He took care of him,

He protected him as the [fn]apple of His eye.

Who [fn]said of his father and mother,

‘I did not consider them’;

Nor did he acknowledge his brothers,

Nor did he regard his own sons,

For the priests observed Your word,

And kept Your covenant.

“If I have sinned, what [harm] have I done to You,

O Watcher of mankind?

Why have You set me as a target for You,

So that I am a burden to myself?

“He builds his house like a spider’s web,

Like a (temporary) hut which a watchman makes.

You, O LORD, will preserve and keep them;

You will protect him from this [evil] generation forever.

All the paths of the LORD are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness

To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.

Let integrity and uprightness protect me,

For I wait [expectantly] for You.

O love the LORD, all you His godly ones!

The LORD preserves the faithful [those with moral and spiritual integrity]

And fully repays the [self-righteousness of the] arrogant.

You are my hiding place; You, LORD, protect me from trouble;

You surround me with songs and shouts of deliverance. Selah.

Keep your tongue from evil

And your lips from speaking deceit.

Do not withhold Your compassion and tender mercy from me, O LORD;

Your lovingkindness and Your truth will continually preserve me.

He will sit enthroned forever before [the face of] God;

Appoint lovingkindness and truth to watch over and preserve him.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Hear my voice, O God, in my [fn]complaint;

Guard my life from the terror of the enemy.

That they should place their confidence in God

And not forget the works of God,

But keep His commandments,

So that they might observe His precepts

And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them].

Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies,

And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart.

Take reproach and contempt away from me,

For I observe Your testimonies.

He.

Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes,

And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.

This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace],

That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience].

The arrogant have forged a lie against me,

But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart.

I understand more than the aged [who have not observed Your precepts],

Because I have observed and kept Your precepts.

Leave me, you evildoers,

That I may keep the commandments of my God [honoring and obeying them].

Pe.

Your testimonies are wonderful;

Therefore my soul keeps them.

Qoph.

I cried with all my heart; answer me, O LORD!

I will observe Your statutes.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men;

Protect me from violent men.

Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked;

Protect me from violent men

Who intend to trip up my steps.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;

Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].

He guards the paths of justice;

And He preserves the way of His saints (believers).

Discretion will watch over you,

Understanding and discernment will guard you,

My son, do not forget my [fn]teaching,

But let your heart keep my commandments;

My son, let them not escape from your sight,

But keep sound wisdom and discretion,

“Do not [fn]turn away from her (Wisdom) and she will guard and protect you;

Love her, and she will watch over you.

Take hold of instruction; [actively seek it, grip it firmly and] do not let go.

Guard her, for she is your life.

Watch over your heart with all diligence,

For from it flow the springs of life.

That you may exercise discrimination and discretion (good judgment),

And your lips may reserve knowledge and answer wisely [to temptation].

My son, be guided by your father’s [God-given] commandment (instruction)

And do not [fn]reject the teaching of your mother;

And there a woman met him,

Dressed as a prostitute and sly and cunning of heart.

The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;

The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.

Righteousness (being in right standing with God) guards the one whose way is blameless,

But wickedness undermines and overthrows the sinner.

The highway of the upright turns away and departs from evil;

He who guards his way protects his life (soul).

Loyalty and mercy, truth and faithfulness, protect the king,

And he upholds his throne by lovingkindness.

The eyes of the LORD keep guard over knowledge and the one who has it,

But He overthrows the words of the treacherous.

My son, give me your heart

And let your eyes delight in my ways,

If you [claim ignorance and] say, “See, we did not know this,”

Does He not consider it who weighs and examines the hearts and their motives?

And does He not know it who guards your life and keeps your soul?

And will He not repay [you and] every man according to his works?

He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit,

And he who faithfully protects and cares for his master will be honored.

He who keeps the law [of God and man] is a wise and discerning son,

But he who is a companion of gluttons humiliates his father [and himself].