Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalm 119

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Psalm 119 . 1 , This psalm contains sundry prayers , praises , and professions of obedience.

Psalm 119:1

Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.

Psalm 119:1 · BSB

Blessed10 parallels

undefiled10 parallels

or , perfect , or sincere

walk5 parallels

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am 3560 , bc 444 . Title This Psalm , which was probably composed by Ezra , is another of the alphabetical Psalm it consists of twenty-two parts , answering to the number of the Hebrew letters; every part being divided into eight #### Verses , and each #### Verse beginning with that letter which forms the title of the part; that is , the first part of eight #### Verses with א , the second with ב , etc. It is an elegant , important , and useful composition; the chief subjects of which are the excellence of God's laws , and the happiness of those who observe them.

Psalm 119:2

Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:2 · BSB

keep10 parallels

seek4 parallels

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Psalm 119:3

They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.

Psalm 119:3 · BSB

the whole verse2 parallels

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Psalm 119:4

You have ordained Your precepts, that we should keep them diligently.

Psalm 119:4 · BSB

the whole verse17 parallels

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Psalm 119:5

Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!

Psalm 119:5 · BSB

the whole verse12 parallels

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Psalm 119:6

Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

Psalm 119:6 · BSB

shall I8 parallels

I have3 parallels

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Psalm 119:7

I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:7 · BSB

I will5 parallels

when15 parallels

thy righteous judgments1 parallel

Heb. judgments of thy righteousness

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Psalm 119:8

I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.

Psalm 119:8 · BSB

I will4 parallels

O forsake7 parallels

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Psalm 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to Your word.

Psalm 119:9 · BSB

shall17 parallels

by taking11 parallels

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Psalm 119:10

With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:10 · BSB

my whole14 parallels

O let me12 parallels

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Psalm 119:11

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

Psalm 119:11 · BSB

Thy word13 parallels

that I1 parallel

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Psalm 119:12

Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:12 · BSB

Blessed2 parallels

teach17 parallels

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Psalm 119:13

With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.

Psalm 119:13 · BSB

I declared11 parallels

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Psalm 119:14

I rejoice in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches.

Psalm 119:14 · BSB

rejoiced13 parallels

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Psalm 119:15

I will meditate on Your precepts and regard Your ways.

Psalm 119:15 · BSB

meditate8 parallels

have respect2 parallels

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Psalm 119:16

I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

Psalm 119:16 · BSB

delight11 parallels

not forget9 parallels

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Psalm 119:17

Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.

Psalm 119:17 · BSB

Deal8 parallels

Gemol , "reward" thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers. From this word is derived the name of ג , gimmel , the third letter of the alphabet , which is prefixed to every #### Verse in this part . this is a stroke of the Psalmist's art and ingenuity

I may live9 parallels

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Psalm 119:18

Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.

Psalm 119:18 · BSB

Open13 parallels

Heb. Reveal

wondrous5 parallels

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Psalm 119:19

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

Psalm 119:19 · BSB

a stranger6 parallels

hide5 parallels

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Psalm 119:20

My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.

Psalm 119:20 · BSB

soul10 parallels

at all times5 parallels

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Psalm 119:21

You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:21 · BSB

rebuked17 parallels

cursed15 parallels

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Psalm 119:22

Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:22 · BSB

Remove17 parallels

for I have6 parallels

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Psalm 119:23

Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:23 · BSB

Princes9 parallels

thy servant1 parallel

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Psalm 119:24

Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:24 · BSB

testimonies7 parallels

my counsellors10 parallels

Heb. men of my counsel

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Psalm 119:25

My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.

Psalm 119:25 · BSB

soul7 parallels

quicken13 parallels

according2 parallels

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Psalm 119:26

I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:26 · BSB

declared5 parallels

teach8 parallels

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Psalm 119:27

Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.

Psalm 119:27 · BSB

so shall I talk12 parallels

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Psalm 119:28

My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

Psalm 119:28 · BSB

soul4 parallels

strengthen8 parallels

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melteth Heb. droppeth

Psalm 119:29

Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.

Psalm 119:29 · BSB

Remove14 parallels

grant me5 parallels

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Psalm 119:30

I have chosen the way of truth; I have set Your ordinances before me.

Psalm 119:30 · BSB

chosen10 parallels

thy judgments3 parallels

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Psalm 119:31

I cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.

Psalm 119:31 · BSB

stuck7 parallels

put me9 parallels

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Psalm 119:32

I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.

Psalm 119:32 · BSB

run4 parallels

enlarge14 parallels

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Psalm 119:33

Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.

Psalm 119:33 · BSB

Teach5 parallels

I shall keep11 parallels

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Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.

Psalm 119:34 · BSB

Give me8 parallels

I shall6 parallels

observe3 parallels

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Psalm 119:35

Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.

Psalm 119:35 · BSB

Make me7 parallels

the path7 parallels

therein5 parallels

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Psalm 119:36

Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.

Psalm 119:36 · BSB

Incline6 parallels

and not to16 parallels

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Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.

Psalm 119:37 · BSB

Turn9 parallels

Heb. Make to pass

quicken2 parallels

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Psalm 119:38

Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.

Psalm 119:38 · BSB

Stablish3 parallels

who is devoted6 parallels

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Psalm 119:39

Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.

Psalm 119:39 · BSB

Turn8 parallels

for thy10 parallels

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Psalm 119:40

How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.

Psalm 119:40 · BSB

I have8 parallels

quicken13 parallels

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Psalm 119:41

May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:41 · BSB

the whole verse8 parallels

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Psalm 119:42

Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.

Psalm 119:42 · BSB

So shall7 parallels

have wherewith3 parallels

etc. or , answer him that reproacheth me in a thing

for I trust10 parallels

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Psalm 119:43

Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments.

Psalm 119:43 · BSB

take not9 parallels

for I have8 parallels

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Psalm 119:44

I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.

Psalm 119:44 · BSB

keep4 parallels

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So shall The language of this #### Verse is very emphatic. Perfect obedience will constitute a large proportion of heavenly happiness to all eternity; and the nearer we approach to it on earth , the more we anticipate the felicity of heaven.

Psalm 119:45

And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

Psalm 119:45 · BSB

And I will6 parallels

at liberty1 parallel

Heb. at large

for I seek11 parallels

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Psalm 119:46

I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Psalm 119:46 · BSB

speak9 parallels

will not7 parallels

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Psalm 119:47

I delight in Your commandments because I love them.

Psalm 119:47 · BSB

I will delight6 parallels

which12 parallels

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Psalm 119:48

I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:48 · BSB

hands3 parallels

unto thy4 parallels

and I will2 parallels

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Psalm 119:49

Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.

Psalm 119:49 · BSB

Remember8 parallels

upon which10 parallels

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Psalm 119:50

This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

Psalm 119:50 · BSB

This11 parallels

for thy6 parallels

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Psalm 119:51

The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.

Psalm 119:51 · BSB

proud8 parallels

yet have9 parallels

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Psalm 119:52

I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.

Psalm 119:52 · BSB

remembered13 parallels

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Psalm 119:53

Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.

Psalm 119:53 · BSB

horror13 parallels

Zilaphah properly signifies the pestilential burning wind called by the Arabs Simoom (see Psalm 11 . 6). It is here used in a figurative sense for the most horrid mental distress; and strongly marks the idea the Psalmist had of the corrupting , pestilential , and destructive nature of sin

Reciprocal6 parallels

Psalm 119:54

Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 119:54 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

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Psalm 119:55

In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.

Psalm 119:55 · BSB

night10 parallels

kept4 parallels

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Psalm 119:56

This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts.

Psalm 119:56 · BSB

because3 parallels

Psalm 119:57

The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

Psalm 119:57 · BSB

my portion5 parallels

I have10 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:58

I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:58 · BSB

I entreated6 parallels

favour2 parallels

Heb. face

be merciful8 parallels

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Psalm 119:59

I considered my ways and turned my steps to Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:59 · BSB

thought7 parallels

turned9 parallels

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Psalm 119:60

I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.

Psalm 119:60 · BSB

made6 parallels

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Psalm 119:61

Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.

Psalm 119:61 · BSB

The bands5 parallels

or , The companies

but I5 parallels

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Psalm 119:62

At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:62 · BSB

midnight5 parallels

thy7 parallels

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Psalm 119:63

I am a friend to all who fear You, and to those who keep Your precepts.

Psalm 119:63 · BSB

a companion10 parallels

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Psalm 119:64

The earth is filled with Your loving devotion, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:64 · BSB

earth3 parallels

teach7 parallels

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Psalm 119:65

You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.

Psalm 119:65 · BSB

dealt well10 parallels

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Psalm 119:66

Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments.

Psalm 119:66 · BSB

Teach me12 parallels

I Have5 parallels

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Psalm 119:67

Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word.

Psalm 119:67 · BSB

Before8 parallels

but now11 parallels

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Psalm 119:68

You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:68 · BSB

good13 parallels

teach4 parallels

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Psalm 119:69

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:69 · BSB

proud11 parallels

I will2 parallels

with my whole4 parallels

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Psalm 119:70

Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.

Psalm 119:70 · BSB

heart is as fat4 parallels

but I4 parallels

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Psalm 119:71

It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes.

Psalm 119:71 · BSB

good7 parallels

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Psalm 119:72

The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver.

Psalm 119:72 · BSB

better12 parallels

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Psalm 119:73

Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

Psalm 119:73 · BSB

Thy hands5 parallels

give me9 parallels

that I may2 parallels

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Psalm 119:74

May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.

Psalm 119:74 · BSB

fear thee4 parallels

I have6 parallels

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Psalm 119:75

I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.

Psalm 119:75 · BSB

I know7 parallels

right3 parallels

Heb. righteousness

thou in5 parallels

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Psalm 119:76

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Psalm 119:76 · BSB

merciful4 parallels

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for my comfort Heb. to comfort me

Psalm 119:77

May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:77 · BSB

thy tender5 parallels

for thy5 parallels

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Psalm 119:78

May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.

Psalm 119:78 · BSB

the proud4 parallels

without11 parallels

but I will2 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Psalm 119:79

May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:79 · BSB

Let those4 parallels

Psalm 119:80

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Psalm 119:80 · BSB

sound12 parallels

that I be4 parallels

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Psalm 119:81

My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.

Psalm 119:81 · BSB

fainteth9 parallels

but I4 parallels

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Psalm 119:82

My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”

Psalm 119:82 · BSB

eyes5 parallels

When wilt2 parallels

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Psalm 119:83

Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.

Psalm 119:83 · BSB

like a bottle in the smoke4 parallels

As the bottles in the East are made of skin , it is evident that one of these hung up in the smoke must soon be parched , shrivelled up , lose all its strength , and become unsightly and useless. Thus the Psalmist appeared to himself to have become useless and despicable , through the exhausted state of his body and mind , by long bodily afflictions and mental distress

yet do I3 parallels

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Psalm 119:84

How many days must Your servant wait? When will You execute judgment on my persecutors?

Psalm 119:84 · BSB

How6 parallels

when3 parallels

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Psalm 119:85

The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.

Psalm 119:85 · BSB

The proud6 parallels

This metaphor is taken from the mode in which wild beasts are caught in the East . deep pits are dug in the earth , and slightly covered over with reeds , turf , etc. , so as not to be discerned from the solid ground; and the animals attempting to walk over them , the surface breaks , they fall in , and are taken alive. Thus the Psalmist's enemies employed craft as well as power in order to effect his ruin

which2 parallels

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Psalm 119:86

All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!

Psalm 119:86 · BSB

All thy6 parallels

they8 parallels

help3 parallels

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faithful Heb. faithfulness

Psalm 119:87

They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.

Psalm 119:87 · BSB

almost5 parallels

but I forsook6 parallels

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Psalm 119:88

Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth.

Psalm 119:88 · BSB

Quicken3 parallels

so shall I5 parallels

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Psalm 119:89

Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.

Psalm 119:89 · BSB

For ever8 parallels

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Psalm 119:90

Your faithfulness continues through all generations; You established the earth, and it endures.

Psalm 119:90 · BSB

faithfulness2 parallels

unto all generations3 parallels

Heb. to generation and generation

thou hast5 parallels

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abideth Heb. standeth

Psalm 119:91

Your ordinances stand to this day, for all things are servants to You.

Psalm 119:91 · BSB

They continue this5 parallels

all are6 parallels

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Psalm 119:92

If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 119:92 · BSB

thy law4 parallels

I should5 parallels

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Psalm 119:93

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

Psalm 119:93 · BSB

will never4 parallels

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Psalm 119:94

I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

Psalm 119:94 · BSB

I am thine9 parallels

for I have3 parallels

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Psalm 119:95

The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:95 · BSB

wicked13 parallels

but I6 parallels

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Psalm 119:96

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit.

Psalm 119:96 · BSB

I have seen19 parallels

That is , I have seen that all human wisdom or knowledge , however extensive , noble , and excellent , has it bounds , and limits , and end; but Thy law , a transcript of Thine own mind , is infinite , and extends to eternity

but thy9 parallels

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Psalm 119:97

Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.

Psalm 119:97 · BSB

O how12 parallels

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Psalm 119:98

Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.

Psalm 119:98 · BSB

through8 parallels

they are ever4 parallels

Heb. it is ever

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Psalm 119:99

I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalm 119:99 · BSB

than all14 parallels

for thy2 parallels

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Psalm 119:100

I discern more than the elders, for I obey Your precepts.

Psalm 119:100 · BSB

understand6 parallels

because6 parallels

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Psalm 119:101

I have kept my feet from every evil path, that I may keep Your word.

Psalm 119:101 · BSB

refrained15 parallels

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Psalm 119:102

I have not departed from Your ordinances, for You Yourself have taught me.

Psalm 119:102 · BSB

departed3 parallels

for thou4 parallels

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Psalm 119:103

How sweet are Your words to my taste—sweeter than honey in my mouth!

Psalm 119:103 · BSB

sweet8 parallels

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taste Heb. palate

Psalm 119:104

I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.

Psalm 119:104 · BSB

Through2 parallels

therefore7 parallels

false way4 parallels

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Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Psalm 119:105 · BSB

word5 parallels

lamp2 parallels

or , candle

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Psalm 119:106

I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:106 · BSB

sworn10 parallels

that I will2 parallels

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Psalm 119:107

I am severely afflicted, O LORD; revive me through Your word.

Psalm 119:107 · BSB

afflicted3 parallels

quicken3 parallels

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Psalm 119:108

Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.

Psalm 119:108 · BSB

Accept3 parallels

teach4 parallels

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Psalm 119:109

I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.

Psalm 119:109 · BSB

My soul7 parallels

Rather , "My life naphshee is continually in my hand;" i.e. , it is in constant danger; every hour I am on the confines of death. The LXX , Syriac , and Ethiopic read , "in thy hand;" but this is a conjectural and useless alteration

yet do I not3 parallels

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Psalm 119:110

The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.

Psalm 119:110 · BSB

wicked9 parallels

yet I erred7 parallels

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Psalm 119:111

Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

Psalm 119:111 · BSB

Thy testimonies10 parallels

for they6 parallels

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Psalm 119:112

I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.

Psalm 119:112 · BSB

inclined6 parallels

the end4 parallels

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perform Heb. do

Psalm 119:113

The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.

Psalm 119:113 · BSB

hate5 parallels

thy law2 parallels

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vain thoughts Or , "divided thoughts ," saiaphim , or , as Gesenius renders , die Zweideutigen (in der Religion) "ambiguities (or indecisions) in Religion;" Luther , Flattergeister , "inconstant fellows;" LXX , נבסבםןלןי , "transgressors ," Vulgate iniqui , "iniquitous ," and Jerome , tumultuosos , "tumultuous."

Psalm 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.

Psalm 119:114 · BSB

my hiding4 parallels

my shield2 parallels

I hope3 parallels

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Psalm 119:115

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.

Psalm 119:115 · BSB

Depart7 parallels

for I will2 parallels

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Psalm 119:116

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalm 119:116 · BSB

Uphold7 parallels

and let me6 parallels

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Psalm 119:117

Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.

Psalm 119:117 · BSB

Hold10 parallels

and I will4 parallels

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Psalm 119:118

You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.

Psalm 119:118 · BSB

trodden5 parallels

err3 parallels

their deceit11 parallels

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Psalm 119:119

All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:119 · BSB

puttest away10 parallels

Heb. causest to cease

therefore2 parallels

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Thou When Thou triest them in the refining fire , they are burnt up , fly off in fumes , or in scorie , which Thou sweepest away.

Psalm 119:120

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

Psalm 119:120 · BSB

My flesh19 parallels

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Psalm 119:121

I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.

Psalm 119:121 · BSB

I have10 parallels

leave me4 parallels

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Psalm 119:122

Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.

Psalm 119:122 · BSB

surety7 parallels

let not2 parallels

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Psalm 119:123

My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.

Psalm 119:123 · BSB

the whole verse6 parallels

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Psalm 119:124

Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:124 · BSB

Deal15 parallels

teach4 parallels

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Psalm 119:125

I am Your servant; give me understanding, that I may know Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:125 · BSB

I am thy4 parallels

give8 parallels

that I6 parallels

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Psalm 119:126

It is time for the LORD to act, for they have broken Your law.

Psalm 119:126 · BSB

time7 parallels

to work2 parallels

That is , "to take vengeance ," as asah signifies

  • Jeremiah 18:23
  • Malachi 3:17 by an ellipsis of the noun. When infidels , profligates , and Pharisees , "make void the law of God ," generally , then it is time for God to arise to vindicate His own honour and maintain His cause among men

they6 parallels

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Psalm 119:127

Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.

Psalm 119:127 · BSB

I love8 parallels

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Psalm 119:128

Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.

Psalm 119:128 · BSB

I esteem10 parallels

and I2 parallels

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all things Kol , "all" seems to have been omitted by all the versions , except the Chaldee; which reads simply , "all thy precepts;" and this renders the text more perspicuous and unembarrassed.

Psalm 119:129

Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.

Psalm 119:129 · BSB

testimonies5 parallels

doth4 parallels

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Psalm 119:130

The unfolding of Your words gives light; it informs the simple.

Psalm 119:130 · BSB

entrance10 parallels

Or , "opening;" paithach̀ the Scriptures give satisfactory light to the mind upon every subject of which they treat; and speedily communicate more useful knowledge to the simplest believer , upon the most important topics , than the acutest philosophers have been able to develop through successive ages

it giveth8 parallels

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Psalm 119:131

I open my mouth and pant, longing for Your commandments.

Psalm 119:131 · BSB

opened5 parallels

I longed4 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Psalm 119:132

Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.

Psalm 119:132 · BSB

Look6 parallels

as thou usest to do unto those3 parallels

Heb. according to the custom toward those

Reciprocal9 parallels

Psalm 119:133

Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Psalm 119:133 · BSB

Order5 parallels

let not4 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Psalm 119:134

Redeem me from the oppression of man, that I may keep Your precepts.

Psalm 119:134 · BSB

the whole verse10 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:135

Make Your face shine upon Your servant, and teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:135 · BSB

Make10 parallels

and teach6 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:136

My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.

Psalm 119:136 · BSB

the whole verse11 parallels

Reciprocal23 parallels

Psalm 119:137

Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.

Psalm 119:137 · BSB

the whole verse17 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 119:138

The testimonies You have laid down are righteous and altogether faithful.

Psalm 119:138 · BSB

testimonies5 parallels

faithful1 parallel

Heb. faithfulness

Reciprocal7 parallels

righteous Heb. righteousness

Psalm 119:139

My zeal has consumed me because my foes forget Your words.

Psalm 119:139 · BSB

zeal4 parallels

because10 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

consumed me or , cut me off

Psalm 119:140

Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.

Psalm 119:140 · BSB

pure10 parallels

Heb. tried , or refined

Reciprocal4 parallels

Thy word Gold has need to be refined; but thy word is purity itself , reflecting the holiness of Jehovah's character and government , and requiring and leading to purity of heart and life.

Psalm 119:141

I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.

Psalm 119:141 · BSB

small10 parallels

yet do3 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:142

Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.

Psalm 119:142 · BSB

an everlasting6 parallels

and thy4 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Thy righteousness Men , as Bp. Horne observes , may decree wickedness by a law; or they may change their decrees , and with them what is right to-day may be wrong to-morrow; but the law of God is righteousness , and it is truth , to-day and forever.

Psalm 119:143

Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

Psalm 119:143 · BSB

Trouble8 parallels

yet thy5 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

taken hold on me Heb. found me

Psalm 119:144

Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.

Psalm 119:144 · BSB

righteousness4 parallels

give me7 parallels

understanding9 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 119:145

I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.

Psalm 119:145 · BSB

cried11 parallels

I will3 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Psalm 119:146

I call to You; save me, that I may keep Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:146 · BSB

and I shall keep6 parallels

or , that I may keep

Reciprocal4 parallels

Psalm 119:147

I rise before dawn and cry for help; in Your word I have put my hope.

Psalm 119:147 · BSB

I prevented7 parallels

That is , I anticipated , or rose before , the morning dawn; and was before hand with the light itself

hoped5 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Psalm 119:148

My eyes anticipate the watches of night, that I may meditate on Your word.

Psalm 119:148 · BSB

eyes7 parallels

Reciprocal10 parallels

the night watches The ancient Jews divided the night into three watches of four hours each , beginning at six o'clock in the evening; before the last of which , "the day break ," or "morning watch ," as the LXX and Vulgate read , the Psalmist was awake.

Psalm 119:149

Hear my voice, O LORD, according to Your loving devotion; give me life according to Your justice.

Psalm 119:149 · BSB

Hear4 parallels

according unto4 parallels

quicken me4 parallels

Psalm 119:150

Those who follow after wickedness draw near; they are far from Your law.

Psalm 119:150 · BSB

draw nigh14 parallels

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Psalm 119:151

You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.

Psalm 119:151 · BSB

near6 parallels

all2 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Psalm 119:152

Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.

Psalm 119:152 · BSB

thy testimonies7 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Psalm 119:153

Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

Psalm 119:153 · BSB

Consider10 parallels

for I5 parallels

Reciprocal6 parallels

Psalm 119:154

Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.

Psalm 119:154 · BSB

Plead10 parallels

quicken2 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:155

Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.

Psalm 119:155 · BSB

Salvation6 parallels

for they6 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:156

Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.

Psalm 119:156 · BSB

are thy7 parallels

quicken1 parallel

Reciprocal4 parallels

Great Heb. Many

Psalm 119:157

Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.

Psalm 119:157 · BSB

Many10 parallels

yet do I9 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Psalm 119:158

I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.

Psalm 119:158 · BSB

the whole verse4 parallels

Reciprocal7 parallels

Psalm 119:159

Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.

Psalm 119:159 · BSB

Consider5 parallels

quicken1 parallel

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:160

The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.

Psalm 119:160 · BSB

Thy word is true from the beginning4 parallels

Heb. The beginning of the word is true

and every one6 parallels

Reciprocal8 parallels

Psalm 119:161

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.

Psalm 119:161 · BSB

Princes6 parallels

my heart8 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:162

I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.

Psalm 119:162 · BSB

rejoice3 parallels

as one3 parallels

Reciprocal11 parallels

Psalm 119:163

I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.

Psalm 119:163 · BSB

hate10 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:164

Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.

Psalm 119:164 · BSB

Seven times2 parallels

That is , probably many times , or frequently , as the term seven frequently denotes; but Rabbi Solomon says that this is to be understood literally; for they praised God twice in the morning before reading the decalogue , and once after; twice in the evening before the same reading , and twice after; making in the whole seven times

because3 parallels

Reciprocal4 parallels

Psalm 119:165

Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.

Psalm 119:165 · BSB

Great11 parallels

nothing shall offend them6 parallels

Heb. they shall have no stumbling block

Reciprocal9 parallels

Psalm 119:166

I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments.

Psalm 119:166 · BSB

Lord4 parallels

and done6 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:167

I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly.

Psalm 119:167 · BSB

soul8 parallels

and I love2 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:168

I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.

Psalm 119:168 · BSB

for all my9 parallels

Psalm 119:169

May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.

Psalm 119:169 · BSB

Let my cry3 parallels

give me6 parallels

Reciprocal2 parallels

Psalm 119:170

May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:170 · BSB

deliver me4 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Psalm 119:171

My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.

Psalm 119:171 · BSB

my lips5 parallels

etc. Or , more literally , and accordant with the context. "My lips shall pour forth (tabbanah) praise; for (kee) thou hast taught me thy statues."

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:172

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

Psalm 119:172 · BSB

tongue11 parallels

for all thy5 parallels

Reciprocal1 parallel

Psalm 119:173

May Your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen Your precepts.

Psalm 119:173 · BSB

Let7 parallels

for11 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:174

I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:174 · BSB

longed9 parallels

and thy law8 parallels

Reciprocal9 parallels

Psalm 119:175

Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.

Psalm 119:175 · BSB

Let my8 parallels

and let thy7 parallels

Reciprocal5 parallels

Psalm 119:176

I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Psalm 119:176 · BSB

gone astray10 parallels

seek6 parallels

for I do3 parallels

Reciprocal18 parallels

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge is the classical cross-reference layer — centuries of catchword parallels beneath the site’s quotations, allusions, and echoes. Every reference above also flows into the wider web of connections.

In the wider web14 threads
Intertextuality Pairs
Allusions John 14:6 → Psalms 119:30
Echoes Psalms 119:50 → Job 6:10
Trajectories
Wisdom Instruction (Torah Pedagogy)
Chiasms
Shaped Psalm 119:119–125, Psalm 119:130–139, Psalm 119:137–144, Psalm 119:141–153, Psalm 119:163–165, Psalm 119:172–176, Psalm 119:18–27, Psalm 119:32–35, Psalm 119:63–67, Psalm 119:72–88, Psalm 119:94–100
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