Psalms 119:4

119:3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

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You have commanded your precepts, that we should fully obey them.

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

You have commanded us to keep your precepts diligently.

119:5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

What does Psalms 119:4 mean?

Psalms 119:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צָוָה (tsâvâh), שָׁמַר (shâmar), פִּקּוּד (piqqûwd).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

hast

commandedצָוָהtsâvâh/tsaw-vaw'/H6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoin

keepשָׁמַרshâmar/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)

diligently.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)

Topics

Instruction Law Obedience

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:4.

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 119:4 say?

Psalms 119:4 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently."

Is Psalms 119:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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