Psalms 119:98

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

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. they: Heb. it is ever with me

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Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for your commandments are always with me.

Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me.

You through your commandments have made me wiser than my enemies: for they are ever with me.

119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation.

What does Psalms 119:98 mean?

Psalms 119:98 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִצְוָה (mitsvâh), חָכַם (châkam), אֹיֵב (ʼôyêb).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

through

thy

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

hast

made

wiserחָכַםchâkam/khaw-kam'/H2449to be wise (in mind, word or act)

than

mine

enemies:אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

for

they

are

everעוֹלָםʻôwlâm/o-lawm'/H5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

with

me.

they:

Heb.

ever

with

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What does Psalms 119:98 say?

Psalms 119:98 (King James Version) reads: "Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. they: Heb. it is ever with me"

Is Psalms 119:98 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:98 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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