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Psalms 119:21

119:20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times.
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

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You have rebuked the proud who are cursed, who wander from your commandments.

Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.

You have rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from your commandments.

119:22 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

What does Psalms 119:21 mean?

Psalms 119:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּעַר (gâʻar), זֵד (zêd), אָרַר (ʼârar).

Hebrew interlinear

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Thou
hast
rebukedגָּעַרgâʻar/gaw-ar'/H1605to chide
the
proudזֵדzêd/zade'/H2086arrogant
that
are
cursed,אָרַרʼârar/aw-rar'/H779to execrate
which
do
errשָׁגָהshâgâh/shaw-gaw'/H7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
from
thy
commandments.מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:21.

Deuteronomy 27:18

Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Leviticus 4:13

And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

Numbers 15:22

And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

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What does Psalms 119:21 say?

Psalms 119:21 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments."

Is Psalms 119:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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