Psalms 119:143

119:142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. taken: Heb. found me

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Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet your commandments are my delights.

119:144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

What does Psalms 119:143 mean?

Psalms 119:143 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַר (tsar), מָצוֹק (mâtsôwq), מָצָא (mâtsâʼ).

Hebrew interlinear

Troubleצַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

and

anguishמָצוֹקmâtsôwq/maw-tsoke'/H4689a narrow place, i.e. (abstractly and figuratively) confinement or disability

have

taken

holdמָצָאmâtsâʼ/maw-tsaw'/H4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present

me:

yet

thy

commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

are

delights.שַׁעְשֻׁעַshaʻshuaʻ/shah-shoo'-ah/H8191enjoyment

taken:

Heb.

found

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Afflictions and Adversities

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What does Psalms 119:143 say?

Psalms 119:143 (King James Version) reads: "Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. taken: Heb. found me"

Is Psalms 119:143 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:143 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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