Psalms 119:66

119:65 TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

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Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed your commandments.

119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.

What does Psalms 119:66 mean?

Psalms 119:66 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לָמַד (lâmad), טוּב (ṭûwb), טַעַם (ṭaʻam).

Hebrew interlinear

Teachלָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

goodטוּבṭûwb/toob/H2898good (as a noun), in the widest sense, especially goodness (superlative concretely, the best), beauty, gladness, welfare

judgmentטַעַםṭaʻam/tah'-am/H2940properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate

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knowledge:דַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge

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have

believedאָמַןʼâman/aw-man'/H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;

thy

commandments.מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:66.

Deuteronomy 5:31

But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do them in the land which I give them to possess it.

Deuteronomy 6:1

Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: go: Heb. pass over

Deuteronomy 7:9

Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Job 21:22

Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.

Psalms 94:10

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:66 say?

Psalms 119:66 (King James Version) reads: "Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments."

Is Psalms 119:66 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:66 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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