Psalms 119:69

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

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

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The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts.

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

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

119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law.

What does Psalms 119:69 mean?

Psalms 119:69 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זֵד (zêd), טָפַל (ṭâphal), שֶׁקֶר (sheqer).

Hebrew interlinear

The

proudזֵדzêd/zade'/H2086arrogant

have

forgedטָפַלṭâphal/taw-fal'/H2950properly, to stick on as apatch; figuratively, to impute falsely

lieשֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

against

me:

but

will

keepנָצַרnâtsar/naw-tsar'/H5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)

thy

preceptsפִּקּוּדpiqqûwd/pik-kood'/H6490properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)

with

whole

heart.לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Instruction Pride

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:69.

Psalms 119:78

Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Job 13:4

But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.

Psalms 119:100

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

Psalms 119:104

Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:128

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

Psalms 119:56

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:69 say?

Psalms 119:69 (King James Version) reads: "The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart."

Is Psalms 119:69 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:69 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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