Psalms 119:156

119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

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

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Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances.

Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments.

Great are your tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to your judgments.

119:157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

What does Psalms 119:156 mean?

Psalms 119:156 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רַב (rab), רַחַם (racham), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Greatרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

are

thy

tender

mercies,רַחַםracham/rakh'-am/H7356compassion (in the plural); by extension, the womb (as cherishing the fetus); by implication, a maiden

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

quickenחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

according

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

Great:

or,

Many

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:156.

Genesis 6:5

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

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What does Psalms 119:156 say?

Psalms 119:156 (King James Version) reads: "Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. Great: or, Many"

Is Psalms 119:156 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:156 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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