Psalms 119:96

119:95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

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I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. MEM

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

I have seen an end of all perfection: but your commandment is exceeding broad.

119:97 MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

What does Psalms 119:96 mean?

Psalms 119:96 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רָאָה (râʼâh), קֵץ (qêts), תִּכְלָה (tiklâh).

Hebrew interlinear

have

seenרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)

endקֵץqêts/kates/H7093an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after

all

perfection:תִּכְלָהtiklâh/tik-law'/H8502completeness

but

thy

commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

exceedingמְאֹדmᵉʼôd/meh-ode'/H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)

broad.רָחָבrâchâb/raw-khawb'/H7342roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively

Topics

Instruction Perfection

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:96.

Genesis 1:31

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

Genesis 12:14

And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:96 say?

Psalms 119:96 (King James Version) reads: "I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad."

Is Psalms 119:96 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:96 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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