Psalms 119:61

119:60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies

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The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten your law.

119:62 At midnight I will rise to give thanks unto thee because of thy righteous judgments.

What does Psalms 119:61 mean?

Psalms 119:61 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֶבֶל (chebel), רָשָׁע (râshâʻ), עוּד (ʻûwd).

Hebrew interlinear

The

bandsחֶבֶלchebel/kheh'-bel/H2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin

the

wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person

have

robbedעוּדʻûwd/ood/H5749to duplicate or repeat; by implication, to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intensively, to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication)

me:

but

have

not

forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

thy

law.תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

bands:

or,

companies

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:61.

Deuteronomy 8:19

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Job 21:17

How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger. candle: or, lamp

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:61 say?

Psalms 119:61 (King James Version) reads: "The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies"

Is Psalms 119:61 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:61 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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