Psalms 119:57
119:56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts.CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
KJV
Yahweh is my portion. I promised to obey your words.
Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
You are my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep your words.
What does Psalms 119:57 mean?
Psalms 119:57 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵלֶק (chêleq), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אָמַר (ʼâmar).
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 2:15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam
Genesis 2:16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
Genesis 2:18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
Genesis 3:1Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.
Genesis 3:13And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
Genesis 3:14And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Genesis 3:22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 119:57 say?
Psalms 119:57 (King James Version) reads: "CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words."
Is Psalms 119:57 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 119:57 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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