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Psalms 119:53

119:52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

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Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

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

Horror has taken hold on me because of the wicked that forsake your law.

119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

What does Psalms 119:53 mean?

Psalms 119:53 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זַלְעָפָה (zalʻâphâh), אָחַז (ʼâchaz), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ).

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Horrorזַלְעָפָהzalʻâphâh/zal-aw-faw'/H2152a glow (of wind or anger); also a famine (as consuming)
hath
taken
holdאָחַזʼâchaz/aw-khaz'/H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
upon
me
because
of
the
wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
that
forsakeעָזַבʻâzab/aw-zab'/H5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
thy
law.תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

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What does Psalms 119:53 say?

Psalms 119:53 (King James Version) reads: "Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law."

Is Psalms 119:53 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:53 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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