Psalms 119:117

119:116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

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

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Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.

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

Hold you me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to your statutes continually.

119:118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

What does Psalms 119:117 mean?

Psalms 119:117 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָעַד (çâʻad), יָשַׁע (yâshaʻ), שָׁעָה (shâʻâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Hold

thou

up,סָעַדçâʻad/saw-ad'/H5582to suport (mostly figurative)

and

shall

safe:יָשַׁעyâshaʻ/yaw-shah'/H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor

and

will

have

respectשָׁעָהshâʻâh/shaw-aw'/H8159to gaze at or about (properly, for help); by implication, to inspect, consider, compassionate, be nonplussed (as looking around in amazement) or bewildered

unto

thy

statutesחֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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

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What does Psalms 119:117 say?

Psalms 119:117 (King James Version) reads: "Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually."

Is Psalms 119:117 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:117 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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