Psalms 119:168

119:167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.

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

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I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you. TAV

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

I have kept your precepts and your testimonies: for all my ways are before you.

119:169 TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.

What does Psalms 119:168 mean?

Psalms 119:168 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁמַר (shâmar), פִּקּוּד (piqqûwd), עֵדָה (ʻêdâh).

Hebrew interlinear

have

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

thy

preceptsפִּקּוּדpiqqûwd/pik-kood'/H6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)

and

thy

testimonies:עֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5713testimony

for

all

waysדֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

are

before

thee.

Topics

Obedience

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:168.

Exodus 23:20

Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

Genesis 28:20

And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,

Genesis 3:24

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:168 say?

Psalms 119:168 (King James Version) reads: "I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee."

Is Psalms 119:168 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:168 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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