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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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GIMEL. Deald bountifully
gamal (Hebrew #1580)
to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to wean
KJV usage: bestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, + serve, mean, yield.
Pronounce: gaw-mal'
Origin: a primitive root
with thy servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
, that I may live
chayah (Hebrew #2421)
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
KJV usage: keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.
Pronounce: khaw-yaw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421)
, and keep
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 word
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
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Psa. 116:7• 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. (Psa. 116:7)

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Ministry on This Verse

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GIMELDeal.{Gemol,} "reward" thy servant:
let him have the return of his faith and prayers.
From this word is derived the name of [Gîymel,] {gimmel,} the third letter of the alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part:
this is a stroke of the Psalmist's art and ingenuity.
Psa. 119:65,124,132• 65TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according to thy word.
 124Deal with thy servant according to thy loving-kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
 132Turn unto me, and be gracious unto me, as thou art wont to do unto those that love thy name. (Psa. 119:65,124,132)
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Psa. 13:6• 6I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath dealt bountifully with me. (Psa. 13:6)
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Psa. 116:7• 7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for Jehovah hath dealt bountifully with thee. (Psa. 116:7)
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John 1:16• 16for of his fulness we all have received, and grace upon grace. (John 1:16)
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2 Cor. 9:7‑11• 7each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.
 8But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
 9according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
 10Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
 11enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God. (2 Cor. 9:7‑11)
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Phil. 4:19• 19But my God shall abundantly supply all your need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 4:19)
I may live.
Rom. 8:2‑4• 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set me free from the law of sin and of death.
 3For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh,
 4in order that the righteous requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to flesh but according to Spirit. (Rom. 8:2‑4)
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Eph. 2:4‑5,10• 4but God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love wherewith he loved us,
 5(we too being dead in offences,) has quickened us with the Christ, (ye are saved by grace,)
 10For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God has before prepared that we should walk in them. (Eph. 2:4‑5,10)
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Titus 2:11‑12• 11For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
 12teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things, (Titus 2:11‑12)
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1 John 2:29• 29If ye know that he is righteous, know that every one who practises righteousness is begotten of him. (1 John 2:29)
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1 John 5:3‑4• 3For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments; and his commandments are not grievous.
 4For all that has been begotten of God gets the victory over the world; and this is the victory which has gotten the victory over the world, our faith. (1 John 5:3‑4)
• In general, it looks for mercy to be able to walk. The heart owns it, is God's servant, and looks to be kept in mercy in order to walk truly. This is a great point of the return of the soul to God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)
• (vv. 17-18) The young man who cleanses his way is prepared and meet for the service of the Lord (2 Tim. 2:21). He confesses that with God are the issues of life: he looks to the bountiful mercy of the Lord to spare him, to keep him walking in obedience, and to open his eyes to behold wondrous things out of the law. This is more than discovering in the law a rule of life. (“Psalm 119:17-24: Division 3 (Gimel)” by H. Smith)
• “Gimel”— reflection on the mercy of God (vs. 17-24). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant and I shall live; and I will keep thy word.