Psalms 119:167

119:166 LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly.

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

119:168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.

What does Psalms 119:167 mean?

Psalms 119:167 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), שָׁמַר (shâmar), עֵדָה (ʻêdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

hath

keptשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

thy

testimonies;עֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5713testimony

and

loveאָהַבʼâhab/aw-hab'/H157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)

them

exceedingly.מְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

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Affections, the Obedience Scriptures, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:167.

Exodus 20:6

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Genesis 27:4

And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.

Genesis 34:3

And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. kindly: Heb. to the heart of the damsel

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:167 say?

Psalms 119:167 (King James Version) reads: "My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly."

Is Psalms 119:167 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:167 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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