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Psalms 119:112

119:111 Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.
I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do

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I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

I have inclined my heart to perform your statutes always, even to the end.

119:113 SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

What does Psalms 119:112 mean?

Psalms 119:112 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטָה (nâṭâh), לֵב (lêb), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh).

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I
have
inclinedנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application
mine
heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
to
performעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
thy
statutesחֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
alway,עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
even
unto
the
end.עֵקֶבʻêqeb/ay'-keb/H6118a heel, i.e. (figuratively) the last of anything (used adverbially, for ever); also result, i.e. compensation; and so (adverb with preposition or relatively) on account of
to
perform:
Heb.
to
do

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:112.

Exodus 12:24

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Exodus 29:28

And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.

Exodus 30:21

So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Genesis 18:5

And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. comfort: Heb. stay are: Heb. you have passed

Genesis 6:6

And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Genesis 8:21

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done. a sweet: Heb. a savour of rest or, satisfaction for the imagination: or, through the imagination

Leviticus 10:15

The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.

Leviticus 6:18

All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall be a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

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What does Psalms 119:112 say?

Psalms 119:112 (King James Version) reads: "I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. to perform: Heb. to do"

Is Psalms 119:112 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:112 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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