Psalms 119:30

119:29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

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I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.

I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

I have chosen the way of truth: your judgments have I laid before me.

119:31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

What does Psalms 119:30 mean?

Psalms 119:30 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בָּחַר (bâchar), דֶּרֶךְ (derek), אֱמוּנָה (ʼĕmûwnâh).

Hebrew interlinear

have

chosenבָּחַרbâchar/baw-khar'/H977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) select

the

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

truth:אֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

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

have

laidשָׁוָהshâvâh/shaw-vaw'/H7737properly, to level, i.e. equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e. counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, etc.)

before

me.

Topics

Instruction Obedience

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:30.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:30 say?

Psalms 119:30 (King James Version) reads: "I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me."

Is Psalms 119:30 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:30 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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