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Psalms 119:116

119:115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

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Uphold me according to your word, that I may live. Let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Uphold me according to your word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

What does Psalms 119:116 mean?

Psalms 119:116 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָמַךְ (çâmak), אִמְרָה (ʼimrâh), חָיָה (châyâh).

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Upholdסָמַךְçâmak/saw-mak'/H5564to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
me
according
unto
thy
word,אִמְרָהʼimrâh/im-raw'/H565{something said}
that
I
may
live:חָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and
let
me
not
be
ashamedבּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
of
my
hope.שֵׂבֶרsêber/say'-ber/H7664expectation

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What does Psalms 119:116 say?

Psalms 119:116 (King James Version) reads: "Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope."

Is Psalms 119:116 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:116 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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