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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 the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
 8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. (Psa. 19:7‑8)
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Deut. 4:8• 8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day? (Deut. 4:8)
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Job 33:27• 27He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not; (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• 12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
 14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
 16If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
 22For I delight in the law of God after 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• 104Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
 118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. (Psa. 119:104,118)
• 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)
• 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)

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.