Psalms 119:110

119:109 My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

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

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The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I haven’t gone astray from your precepts.

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

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

119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

What does Psalms 119:110 mean?

Psalms 119:110 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), נָתַן (nâthan), פַּח (pach).

Hebrew interlinear

The

wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

have

laidנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

snareפַּחpach/pakh/H6341a (metallic) sheet (as pounded thin); also a spring net (as spread out like a lamina)

for

me:

yet

erredתָּעָהtâʻâh/taw-aw'/H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

not

from

thy

precepts.פִּקּוּדpiqqûwd/pik-kood'/H6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)

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Instruction Temptation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:110.

Genesis 21:14

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:110 say?

Psalms 119:110 (King James Version) reads: "The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts."

Is Psalms 119:110 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:110 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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