Psalms 119:68

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

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

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You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes.

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

You are good, and do good; teach me your statutes.

119:69 The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

What does Psalms 119:68 mean?

Psalms 119:68 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טוֹב (ṭôwb), לָמַד (lâmad), חֹק (chôq).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

art

good,טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

and

doest

good;טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense

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

thy

statutes.חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

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Instruction

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:68.

Deuteronomy 4:1

Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you.

Deuteronomy 4:14

And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it.

Deuteronomy 4:5

Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

Deuteronomy 5:1

And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them. keep: Heb. keep to do them

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

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:68 say?

Psalms 119:68 (King James Version) reads: "Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."

Is Psalms 119:68 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:68 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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