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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:167 KJV (With Strong’s)

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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
hath kept
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thy testimonies
`edah (Hebrew #5713)
testimony
KJV usage: testimony, witness. Compare 5712.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in its techn. sense
; and I love
'ahab (Hebrew #157)
a primitive root; to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)
KJV usage: (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
Pronounce: aw-hab'
Origin: or raheb {aw-habe'}
them exceedingly
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
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Soul; Spirit,
Testimony

Cross References

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Psa. 119:6‑8,97,111,159• 6Then shall I not be ashamed{HR}In my looking to all thy commandments.
 7I will give thee thanks with uprightness of heart,{HR}In my learning the judgments of thy righteousness.
 8Thy statutes I will keep:{HR}Forsake me not utterly.
 97How I love thy law!{HR}All the day it is my meditation.
 111I inherit thy testimonies forever,{HR}For they [are] my heart's rejoicing.
 159See how I love thy precepts;{HR}Jehovah, according to thy mercy quicken me. (Psa. 119:6‑8,97,111,159)
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John 14:21‑24• 21He that hath my commandments and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; but he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him and will manifest myself to him.
 22Judas, not the Iscariot, saith to him, Lord, [and] how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself to us and not to the world?
 23Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
 24He that loveth me not keepeth not my words; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's that sent me. (John 14:21‑24)
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John 15:9‑10• 9As the Father loved me, I also loved you: abide in my love.
 10I f ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. (John 15:9‑10)
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Heb. 10:16• 16This [is] the covenant which I will covenant unto them after those days, saith Jehovah, Giving my laws on their hearts, I will also write them on their understanding; (Heb. 10:16)
and I love.
Psa. 40:8• 8To do thy will, my God, I delight;{HR}And thy law [is] in the midst of my bowels. (Psa. 40:8)
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Rom. 7:22• 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man, (Rom. 7:22)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My soul hath kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.

W. Kelly Translation

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My soul keepeth thy testimonies,{HR}And I love them exceedingly.