Psalms 119:152

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

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

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Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH

Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.

Concerning your testimonies, I have known of old that you have founded them for ever.

119:153 RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

What does Psalms 119:152 mean?

Psalms 119:152 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֵדָה (ʻêdâh), יָדַע (yâdaʻ), קֶדֶם (qedem).

Hebrew interlinear

Concerning

thy

testimonies,עֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5713testimony

have

knownיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

oldקֶדֶםqedem/keh'-dem/H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)

that

thou

hast

foundedיָסַדyâçad/yaw-sad'/H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult

them

for

ever.עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:152.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:152 say?

Psalms 119:152 (King James Version) reads: "Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever."

Is Psalms 119:152 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:152 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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