Psalms 119:123

119:122 Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

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My eyes fail looking for your salvation, for your righteous word.

Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.

My eyes fail for your salvation, and for the word of your righteousness.

119:124 Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:123 mean?

Psalms 119:123 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַיִן (ʻayin), כָּלָה (kâlâh), יְשׁוּעָה (yᵉshûwʻâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Mine

eyesעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

failכָּלָהkâlâh/kaw-law'/H3615to end, whether intransitive (to cease, be finished, perish) or transitived (to complete, prepare, consume)

for

thy

salvation,יְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

and

for

the

wordאִמְרָהʼimrâh/im-raw'/H565{something said}

thy

righteousness.צֶדֶקtsedeq/tseh'-dek/H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity

Topics

Instruction Righteousness of God, the Salvation

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:123.

Genesis 24:45

And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:123 say?

Psalms 119:123 (King James Version) reads: "Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness."

Is Psalms 119:123 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:123 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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