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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:69 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The proud
zed (Hebrew #2086)
arrogant
KJV usage: presumptuous, proud.
Pronounce: zade'
Origin: from 2102
have forged
taphal (Hebrew #2950)
properly, to stick on as a patch; figuratively, to impute falsely
KJV usage: forge(-r), sew up.
Pronounce: taw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
a lie
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
against me: but I will keep
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
Origin: a primitive root
thy precepts
piqquwd (Hebrew #6490)
from 6485; properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
KJV usage: commandment, precept, statute.
Pronounce: pik-kood'
Origin: or piqqud {pik-kood'}
with my whole heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
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proud.
Psa. 35:11• 11Unrighteous witnesses rise up; they lay to my charge things which I know not. (Psa. 35:11)
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Psa. 109:2‑3• 2For the mouth of the wicked man and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,
 3And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause. (Psa. 109:2‑3)
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Job 13:4• 4For ye indeed are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. (Job 13:4)
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Jer. 43:2‑3• 2--then spoke Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying to Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there;
 3but Baruch the son of Nerijah is setting thee on against us, to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they may put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. (Jer. 43:2‑3)
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Matt. 5:11‑12• 11Blessed are ye when they may reproach and persecute you, and say every wicked thing against you, lying, for my sake.
 12Rejoice and exult, for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus have they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matt. 5:11‑12)
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Matt. 26:59‑68• 59And the chief priests and the elders and the whole sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.
 60And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward
 61and said, *He* said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.
 62And the high priest standing up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?
 63But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if *thou* art the Christ the Son of God.
 64Jesus says to him, *Thou* hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.
 65Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.
 66What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death.
 67Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,
 68saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee? (Matt. 26:59‑68)
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Acts 24:5,13• 5For finding this man a pest, and moving sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a leader of the sect of the Nazaraeans;
 13neither can they make good the things of which they now accuse me. (Acts 24:5,13)
I will.
Psa. 119:51,157• 51The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
 157Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies. (Psa. 119:51,157)
with my whole.
Psa. 119:34,58• 34Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.
 58I have sought thy favour with my whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy *word. (Psa. 119:34,58)
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Matt. 6:24• 24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matt. 6:24)
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James 1:8• 8he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8)
• When going astray the wicked were indifferent to the godly man: now that he has returned to the path of obedience, they speak lies concerning him. But the lies of the enemy only energize the psalmist to keep the truth with his whole heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)
• The pride of ungodly adversaries is before him, saying evil of him in untruth: it is natural if he has left their ways and his own pride of will, but experience has given purpose of heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with my whole heart.