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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:128 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Therefore I esteem all 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'}
concerning all things to be right
yashar (Hebrew #3474)
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
KJV usage: direct, fit, seem good (meet), + please (will), be (esteem, go) right (on), bring (look, make, take the) straight (way), be upright(-ly).
Pronounce: yaw-shar'
Origin: a primitive root
; and I hate
sane' (Hebrew #8130)
to hate (personally)
KJV usage: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.
Pronounce: saw-nay'
Origin: a primitive root
every false
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
way
'orach (Hebrew #734)
a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan
KJV usage: manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
Pronounce: o'-rakh
Origin: from 732
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I esteem.
Psa. 119:6• 6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. (Psa. 119:6)
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Psa. 19:7‑8• 7The law of Jehovah is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of Jehovah is sure, making wise the simple;
 8The precepts of Jehovah are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of Jehovah is pure, enlightening the eyes; (Psa. 19:7‑8)
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Deut. 4:8• 8And what great nation is there that hath righteous statutes and ordinances, as all this law which I set before you this day? (Deut. 4:8)
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Job 33:27• 27He will sing before men, and say, I have sinned, and perverted what was right, and it hath not been requited to me; (Job 33:27)
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Prov. 30:5• 5Every word of +God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. (Prov. 30:5)
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Rom. 7:12,14,16,22• 12So that the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
 14For we know that the law is spiritual: but *I* am fleshly, sold under sin.
 16But if what I do not will, this I practise, I consent to the law that it is right.
 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man: (Rom. 7:12,14,16,22)
all things.{Kol,} "all" seems to have been omitted by all the versions, except the Chaldee; which reads simply, "all thy precepts;" and this renders the text more perspicuous and unembarrassed.and I.
Psa. 119:104,118• 104From thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false path.
 118Thou hast set at nought all them that wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood. (Psa. 119:104,118)
• God’s precepts about “all things” are seen to be right. All is measured by the Word, and all that is false is refused. (“Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am)” by H. Smith)
• There is a double feeling as to this. The commandments of God are loved above all that could be precious to man {v.127}. There is decision of moral judgment. All God's precepts are taken as absolutely and the whole of what is right, and every way of vain falsehood is hated. The decision of good and evil is absolutely by the word. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Therefore I regard all thy precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.