Psalms 119:175

119:174 I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

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Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

Let my soul live, and it shall praise you; and let your judgments help me.

119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

What does Psalms 119:175 mean?

Psalms 119:175 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh), חָיָה (châyâh), הָלַל (hâlal).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

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)

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

and

shall

praiseהָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

thee;

and

let

thy

judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâṭ/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

helpעָזַרʻâzar/aw-zar'/H5826to surround, i.e. protect or aid

me.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:175.

Genesis 12:13

Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 19:20

Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:175 say?

Psalms 119:175 (King James Version) reads: "Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me."

Is Psalms 119:175 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:175 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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