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Psalms 119:150

119:149 Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment.
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

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They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law.

They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.

They draw near that follow after mischief: they are far from your law.

119:151 Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.

What does Psalms 119:150 mean?

Psalms 119:150 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include קָרַב (qârab), רָדַף (râdaph), זִמָּה (zimmâh).

Hebrew interlinear

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They
draw
nighקָרַבqârab/kaw-rab'/H7126to approach (causatively, bring near) for whatever purpose
that
followרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
after
mischief:זִמָּהzimmâh/zim-maw'/H2154a plan, especially a bad one
they
are
farרָחַקrâchaq/raw-khak'/H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
from
thy
law.תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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Righteousness

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:150.

Genesis 44:4

And when they were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them, Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

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What does Psalms 119:150 say?

Psalms 119:150 (King James Version) reads: "They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law."

Is Psalms 119:150 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:150 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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