Psalms 119:67

119:66 Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.

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

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Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word.

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

Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word.

119:68 Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:67 mean?

Psalms 119:67 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנָה (ʻânâh), שָׁגַג (shâgag), שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

Before

was

afflictedעָנָהʻânâh/aw-naw'/H6031to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)

went

astray:שָׁגַגshâgag/shaw-gag'/H7683to stray, i.e. (figuratively) sin (with more or less apology)

but

now

have

keptשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

thy

word.אִמְרָהʼimrâh/im-raw'/H565{something said}

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What does Psalms 119:67 say?

Psalms 119:67 (King James Version) reads: "Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word."

Is Psalms 119:67 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:67 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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