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Psalms 119:9

119:8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

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How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to your word.

119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

What does Psalms 119:9 mean?

Psalms 119:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נַעַר (naʻar), זָכָה (zâkâh), אֹרַח (ʼôrach).

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BETH.
Wherewithal
shall
a
young
manנַעַרnaʻar/nah'-ar/H5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)
cleanseזָכָהzâkâh/zaw-kaw'/H2135to be translucent; figuratively, to be innocent
his
way?אֹרַחʼôrach/o'-rakh/H734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
by
taking
heedשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
thereto
according
to
thy
word.דָּבָרdâbâr/daw-baw'/H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:9.

Genesis 30:31

And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock:

Genesis 34:19

And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

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What does Psalms 119:9 say?

Psalms 119:9 (King James Version) reads: "BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word."

Is Psalms 119:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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