Psalms 119:109

119:108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

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My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law.

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.

119:110 The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.

What does Psalms 119:109 mean?

Psalms 119:109 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), תָּמִיד (tâmîyd), כַּף (kaph).

Hebrew interlinear

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd/taw-meed'/H8548properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice

hand:כַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power

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not

forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

thy

law.תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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Instruction Obedience

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And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: cover: or, pour out withal

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What does Psalms 119:109 say?

Psalms 119:109 (King James Version) reads: "My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law."

Is Psalms 119:109 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:109 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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