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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:141 KJV (With Strong’s)

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141
I am small
tsa`iyr (Hebrew #6810)
from 6819; little; (in number) few; (in age) young, (in value) ignoble
KJV usage: least, little (one), small (one), + young(-er, -est).
Pronounce: tsaw-eer'
Origin: or tsanowr {tsaw-ore'}
and despised
bazah (Hebrew #959)
to disesteem
KJV usage: despise, disdain, contemn(-ptible), + think to scorn, vile person.
Pronounce: baw-zaw'
Origin: a primitive root
: yet do not I forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
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'}
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 22:6• 6But I am a worm and not a man,{HR}A reproach of men and despised of the people. (Psa. 22:6)
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Psa. 40:17• 17But I poor and needy—the Lord considereth me.{HR}My help and deliverer [art] thou; O my God, delay not. (Psa. 40:17)
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Prov. 15:16• 16Better [is] little with the fear of Jehovah{HR}Than great treasure and disquiet therewith. (Prov. 15:16)
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Prov. 16:8• 8Better [is] a little with righteousness{HR}Than great revenues without righteousness. (Prov. 16:8)
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Prov. 19:1• 1Better [is] the poor that walketh in his integrity{HR}Than one perverse in his lips (and) who is a fool. (Prov. 19:1)
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Isa. 53:3• 3He is despised and shunned of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and like one from whom they hide [their] faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isa. 53:3)
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Luke 6:20• 20And he, lifting up his eyes upon his disciples, said, Blessed [are] ye poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20)
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Luke 9:58• 58{i}And Jesus said to him,{/i} The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven roosting-places, but the Son of man hath not where he may lay his head. (Luke 9:58)
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2 Cor. 8:9• 9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that for your sakes he being rich became poor, in order that ye by his poverty might become rich. (2 Cor. 8:9)
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James 2:5• 5Hear, my beloved brethren; did not God choose the poor as to the world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those that love him? (James 2:5)
yet do.
Psa. 119:109,176• 109My soul [is.] in my hand continually,{HR}Yet (and) I do not forget thy law.
 176I have wandered like a lost sheep:{HR}Seek thy servant,{HR}For thy commandments I do not forget. (Psa. 119:109,176)
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Prov. 3:1• 1My son, forget not my teaching,{HR}But let thy heart keep my commandments: (Prov. 3:1)
• And it gives greatness and courage to the heart. One may be small and despised, yet one has the courage to keep God's precepts in spite of the power of the world or its scorn. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)
• The one who is zealous for the Word in a scene of evil will be insignificant and despised in the eyes of the world. Even so, the servant of the Lord does not forget His precepts. (“Psalm 119:137-144: Division 18 (Tzaddi)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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141
I am little and despised: thy precepts have I not forgotten.

W. Kelly Translation

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141
Little [am] I, and despised;{HR}Thy precepts I do not forget.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)