Psalms 119:155

119:154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

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Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes.

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not your statutes.

119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. Great: or, Many

What does Psalms 119:155 mean?

Psalms 119:155 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְשׁוּעָה (yᵉshûwʻâh), רָחוֹק (râchôwq), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Salvationיְשׁוּעָהyᵉshûwʻâh/yesh-oo'-aw/H3444something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity

farרָחוֹקrâchôwq/raw-khoke'/H7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)

from

the

wicked:רָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

for

they

seekדָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship

not

thy

statutes.חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:155.

Psalms 22:1

To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring? Aijeleth: or, the hind of the morning helping: Heb. my salvation

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What does Psalms 119:155 say?

Psalms 119:155 (King James Version) reads: "Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes."

Is Psalms 119:155 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:155 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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