Psalms 119:137

119:136 Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

KJV

You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.

Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

Righteous are you, O LORD, and upright are your judgments.

119:138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. righteous: Heb. righteousness faithful: Heb. faithfulness

What does Psalms 119:137 mean?

Psalms 119:137 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יָשָׁר (yâshâr).

Hebrew interlinear

TZADDI.

Righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just

art

thou,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr/yaw-shawr'/H3477straight (literally or figuratively)

are

thy

judgments.מִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/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

Topics

Righteousness of God, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:137.

Deuteronomy 32:4

He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

Genesis 7:1

And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:137 say?

Psalms 119:137 (King James Version) reads: "TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments."

Is Psalms 119:137 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:137 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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