Psalms 119:80

119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

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Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. KAF

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Let my heart be sound in your statutes; that I be not ashamed.

119:81 CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

What does Psalms 119:80 mean?

Psalms 119:80 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לֵב (lêb), תָּמִים (tâmîym), חֹק (chôq).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

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

soundתָּמִיםtâmîym/taw-meem'/H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth

thy

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

that

not

ashamed.בּוּשׁbûwsh/boosh/H954properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed

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What does Psalms 119:80 say?

Psalms 119:80 (King James Version) reads: "Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed."

Is Psalms 119:80 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:80 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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