Psalms 119:99

119:98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. they: Heb. it is ever with me

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

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I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

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

I have more understanding than all my teachers: for your testimonies are my meditation.

119:100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.

What does Psalms 119:99 mean?

Psalms 119:99 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂכַל (sâkal), לָמַד (lâmad), עֵדוּת (ʻêdûwth).

Hebrew interlinear

have

understandingשָׂכַלsâkal/saw-kal'/H7919to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent

than

all

teachers:לָמַדlâmad/law-mad'/H3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)

for

thy

testimoniesעֵדוּתʻêdûwth/ay-dooth'/H5715testimony

are

meditation.שִׂיחָהsîychâh/see-khaw'/H7881reflection; be extension, devotion

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:99.

1 Kings 2:3

And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself: prosper: or, do wisely

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What does Psalms 119:99 say?

Psalms 119:99 (King James Version) reads: "I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation."

Is Psalms 119:99 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:99 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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