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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:129 KJV (With Strong’s)

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PE. Thy testimonies
`eduwth (Hebrew #5715)
testimony
KJV usage: testimony, witness.
Pronounce: ay-dooth'
Origin: feminine of 5707
areb wonderful
pele' (Hebrew #6382)
a miracle
KJV usage: marvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).
Pronounce: peh'-leh
Origin: from 6381
: therefore doth my soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
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
them.

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Ministry on This Verse

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• The soul has now got into a place where it not only obeys, and tastes the goodness of the law, but estimates its value in itself. There is intelligence. “Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore does my soul keep them.” (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)
• The effect of the Word as light in the soul. (“Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am)” by H. Smith)
• (vs. 129) The godly man expresses his appreciation of God’s Word in itself, apart from the blessing that it brings. It is wonderful, therefore it is cherished. (“Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am)” by H. Smith)
• ‘Pe’—communion (vs. 129-136). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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129
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.

W. Kelly Translation

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Wonderful [are] thy testimonies:{HR}Therefore doth my soul observe them.