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Psalms 119:12

119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

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Blessed are you, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes.

Blessed art thou, O Lord: teach me thy statutes.

Blessed are you, O LORD: teach me your statutes.

119:13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.

What does Psalms 119:12 mean?

Psalms 119:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָרַךְ (bârak), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), לָמַד (lâmad).

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Blessedבָרַךְbârak/baw-rak'/H1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
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thou,
O
LORD:יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
teachלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
me
thy
statutes.חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:12.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Deuteronomy 4:14

And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Deuteronomy 4:5

Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:12 say?

Psalms 119:12 (King James Version) reads: "Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes."

Is Psalms 119:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 119:12, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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