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Psalms 69:32

69:31 This also shall please the LORD better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.
The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. humble: or, meek

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The humble have seen it, and are glad. You who seek after God, let your heart live.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

69:33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.

What does Psalms 69:32 mean?

Psalms 69:32 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָנָו (ʻânâv), רָאָה (râʼâh), שָׂמַח (sâmach).

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The
humbleעָנָוʻânâv/aw-nawv'/H6035depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly)
shall
seeרָאָהrâʼâh/raw-aw'/H7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
this,
and
be
glad:שָׂמַחsâmach/saw-makh'/H8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
and
your
heartלֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);
shall
liveחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
that
seekדָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
God.אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
humble:
or,
meek

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 69:32.

Deuteronomy 4:29

But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

Genesis 1:10

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:18

And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:25

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

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 1:4

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness

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What does Psalms 69:32 say?

Psalms 69:32 (King James Version) reads: "The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God. humble: or, meek"

Is Psalms 69:32 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 69:32 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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