Psalms 119:52

119:51 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

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I remember your ordinances of old, Yahweh, and have comforted myself.

I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord; and have comforted myself.

I remembered your judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.

119:53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

What does Psalms 119:52 mean?

Psalms 119:52 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), מִשְׁפָּט (mishpâṭ), עוֹלָם (ʻôwlâm).

Hebrew interlinear

rememberedזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male

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

old,עוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

LORD;יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

have

comfortedנָחַםnâcham/naw-kham'/H5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)

myself.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:52.

Genesis 6:3

And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Genesis 9:16

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:52 say?

Psalms 119:52 (King James Version) reads: "I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself."

Is Psalms 119:52 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:52 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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