Psalm 119 - Part 2 Grammar

Well here we are at part 2 - what new grammar will we find? What old grammar more quickly hear? Clearly the first letter of each verse in this part will be 'B'.

But how will a youth cleanse that path to guard it according to your word?	בַּמֶּה יְזַכֶּה נַּעַר אֶת אָרְחוֹ לִשְׁמֹר כִּדְבָרֶךָ
By all my heart I you have sought do not let me stray from your commandments	בְּכָל לִבִּי דְרַשְׁתִּיךָ אַל תַּשְׁגֵּנִי מִמִּצְו‍ֹתֶיךָ
By my heart I have hid your promise in order that I will not sin against you	בְּלִבִּי צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרָתֶךָ לְמַעַן לֹא אֶחֱטָא לָךְ
Blessed are you יְהוָה teach me your statutes	בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְהוָה לַמְּדֵנִי חֻקֶּיךָ
By my lips I have declared all the judgments of your mouth	בִּשְׂפָתַי סִפַּרְתִּי כֹּל מִשְׁפְּטֵי פִיךָ
By the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced more than all sufficiency	בְּדֶרֶךְ עֵדְו‍ֹתֶיךָ שַׂשְׂתִּי כְּעַל כָּל הוֹן
By your precepts I will muse and I will look to your paths	בְּפִקּוּדֶיךָ אָשִׂיחָה   וְאַבִּיטָה אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ
By your statutes I will delight nor will I forget your word	בְּחֻקֹּתֶיךָ אֶשְׁתַּעֲשָׁע לֹא אֶשְׁכַּח דְּבָרֶךָ

Rashi - I take delight - i.e. I occupy myself - (compare Isaiah 17:7 and Exodus 5:9). The switch to first and second person from third person is noted in the colours in the English (reflecting the sounds in the Hebrew) - red for the 'I/my/plural' axis where the verb is perfect, orange for the first person imperfect and purple for the you/your axis.

The 8 main nouns that recur in the 176 verses of the psalm are these - bold indicates my preferred gloss for this poem

תורה [torah] law, teaching, instruction (23)
עדה [edah] testimony (23)
אמרה [imrah] word, promise (18)
פקּד [piqud] precept (21)
חק [xuq] statute (22)
מצוה [mitsvah] commandment (21)
משׁפּט[mishpat] judgment (23)
דבר [dabar] word, thing (22)

The transcription below is automated. ) is aleph, ` ayin, + tet. Some v's should disappear into the following vowel. The algorithm is upper-lower case and reversible (but it is unreadable in mixed case.) The grammar has a lot of repeated forms. Do you see a pattern? There is some strong assonance at the beginning of the second quatrain. The frequent repetition of the second person singular possessive alternates with the first person singular. An I-thou moment.

bàmeh	בַּמֶּה	but how	or by what means - wherewith
yzàkeh nà`àr	יְזַכֶּה נַּעַר	will cleanse a youth	first person imperfect masculine followed by the subject 'youth'. I have chosen a demonstrative pronoun since this part can be seen as referring back to the prior part.
)et )arxvo	אֶת אָרְחוֹ	his path	direct object marker, noun with third person masculine possessive suffix
lishmor	לִשְׁמֹר	to keep	the poet is fond of this word and the preposition with the infinitive
kidbareka	כִּדְבָרֶךָ	according to your word	enclitic kaf preposition (as, like) and second person possessive pronomial suffix
bkal liby	בְּכָל לִבִּי	by all my heart	The sudden switch to first person is common showing always how psalms are prayers even with third person 'asides'
dràshtyka	דְרַשְׁתִּיךָ	I have sought you	first person perfect with suffix marking as 'object' rather than a possessive.
)àl tàshgény	אַל תַּשְׁגֵּנִי	do not let me stray	imperative with object pronomial suffix
mimicvoteyka	מִמִּצְו‍ֹתֶיךָ	from your commandments	preposition-plural noun-possessive
bliby	בְּלִבִּי	by my heart	preposition-singular noun-possessive
capànty	צָפַנְתִּי	I have hid	first person perfect singular
)imrateka	אִמְרָתֶךָ	your promise	singular noun with possessive - construct form
lmà`àn	לְמַעַן	in order that	conjunction
lo) )ex+a) lak	לֹא אֶחֱטָא לָךְ	I will not sin against you	negative particle - first person imperfect and preposition with pronoun as object
barvuk	בָּרוּךְ	Blessed	qal passive participle
)àtah	אַתָּה	are you	pronoun
yy	יְהוָה	LORD	Proper name
làmdény	לַמְּדֵנִי	teach me	imperative with pronoun as object
xuqeyka	חֻקֶּיךָ	your statutes	plural noun with possessive pronoun
bispatày	בִּשְׂפָתַי	by my lips	preposition-plural noun-possessive pronoun
sipàrty	סִפַּרְתִּי	I have declared	first person perfect
kol	כֹּל	all	adjective
mishp+éy pyka	מִשְׁפְּטֵי פִיךָ	the judgments of your mouth	plural noun (itself derived - see mem to come) with construct and singular noun with pronoun affix
bderek	בְּדֶרֶךְ	by a way of	preposition and singular noun
`édvoteyka	עֵדְו‍ֹתֶיךָ	your testimonies	plural noun and possessive pronoun
sàsty	שַׂשְׂתִּי	I have rejoiced	perfect first person
k`àl	כְּעַל	more than	preposition and conjunction
kal hvon	כָּל הוֹן	all sufficiency	adjective and moun
bpiqvudeyka	בְּפִקּוּדֶיךָ	by your precepts	preposition-plural noun-possessive pronoun
)asyxah	אָשִׂיחָה	I will muse	first person imperfect
v)àby+ah	וְאַבִּיטָה	and I will look to	conjunction and first person imperfect (not preterite)
)orxoteyka	אֹרְחֹתֶיךָ	your paths	plural noun and possessive pronoun
bxuqoteyka	בְּחֻקֹּתֶיךָ	by your statutes	preposition-plural noun-possessive pronoun
)eshtà`asha`	אֶשְׁתַּעֲשָׁע	I will delight	Ever heard of the hithpalpel? According to the BLB it occurs only 12 times in the Bible corpus.(Click/click/click for a definition.)I wonder if there are other explanations.
lo)	לֹא	Nor	negative particle
)eshkàx	אֶשְׁכַּח	will I forget	first person imperfect
dbareka	דְּבָרֶךָ	your word	singular noun with possessive pronoun