Psalms 119:163

119:162 I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

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I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.

I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.

I hate and abhor lying: but your law do I love.

119:164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

What does Psalms 119:163 mean?

Psalms 119:163 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂנֵא (sânêʼ), תַּעָב (taʻâb), שֶׁקֶר (sheqer).

Hebrew interlinear

hateשָׂנֵאsânêʼ/saw-nay'/H8130to hate (personally)

and

abhorתַּעָבtaʻâb/taw-ab'/H8581to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest

lying:שֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

but

thy

lawתּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

love.אָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:163.

Deuteronomy 21:15

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Deuteronomy 21:16

Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath, that he may not make the son of the beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, which is indeed the firstborn:

Genesis 37:4

And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:163 say?

Psalms 119:163 (King James Version) reads: "I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love."

Is Psalms 119:163 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:163 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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