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# godly

«godly» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **devoted to God and lives by His ways; pious** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

particular adjective

### meaning for a pupil

Describes a person who is devoted to God and lives by His ways; pious. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godly/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Psalms and Proverbs it names those who are loyal and faithful to God, His "godly ones" (chasidim). Interpretation: Tradition honors the chasid as someone who goes beyond the letter of the law in kindness to others and love of God. God is seen as guarding such people's paths.

### examples

- That He may guard the paths of justice, and preserve the way of His godly ones. (Writings PRO.2.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godly/#x1)
- Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. (Writings PSA.12.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godly/#x2)
- Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name. (Writings PSA.30.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godly/#x3)

### note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

### In the corpora

- [But know that the LORD hath set apart the godly man as His own; the LORD will hear when I call unto Him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.34/)
- [Help, LORD; for the godly man ceaseth; for the faithful fail from among the children of men.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.147/)
- [For Thou wilt not abandon my soul to the nether-world; neither wilt Thou suffer Thy godly one to see the pit.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.193/)
- [Sing praise unto the LORD, O ye His godly ones, and give thanks to His holy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.436/)
- [O love the LORD, all ye His godly ones; the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully repayeth him that acteth haughtily.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.470/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «godly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/godly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.