Psalms 119:13

119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

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

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With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.

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

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of your mouth.

119:14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches.

What does Psalms 119:13 mean?

Psalms 119:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂפָה (sâphâh), סָפַר (çâphar), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ).

Hebrew interlinear

With

lipsשָׂפָהsâphâh/saw-faw'/H8193the lip (as a natural boundary); by implication, language; by analogy, a margin (of a vessel, water, cloth, etc.)

have

declaredסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

all

the

judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/mish-pawt'/H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style

thy

mouth.פֶּהpeh/peh/H6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:13.

Exodus 24:3

And Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will we do.

Exodus 28:32

And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

Exodus 39:23

And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:13 say?

Psalms 119:13 (King James Version) reads: "With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth."

Is Psalms 119:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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