Psalms 119:106

119:105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. lamp: or, candle

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep your righteous judgments.

119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word.

What does Psalms 119:106 mean?

Psalms 119:106 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁבַע (shâbaʻ), קוּם (qûwm), שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

have

sworn,שָׁבַעshâbaʻ/shaw-bah'/H7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)

and

will

performקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)

it,

that

will

keepשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

thy

righteousצֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

judgments.מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

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Instruction Obedience Obedience to God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:106.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 26:3

Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;

Leviticus 19:15

Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:106 say?

Psalms 119:106 (King James Version) reads: "I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments."

Is Psalms 119:106 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:106 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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