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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:26 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I have declared
caphar (Hebrew #5608)
properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
KJV usage: commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.
Pronounce: saw-far'
Origin: a primitive root
my ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
, and thou heardest
`anah (Hebrew #6030)
properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
KJV usage: give account, afflict (by mistake for 6031), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for 6031), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, X scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter, (bear) witness. See also 1042, 1043.
Pronounce: aw-naw'
Origin: a primitive root
me: teach
lamad (Hebrew #3925)
properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)
KJV usage: (un-) accustomed, X diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, - ing).
Pronounce: law-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
me thy statutes
choq (Hebrew #2706)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV usage: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Pronounce: khoke
Origin: from 2710
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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declared.
Psa. 119:106• 106I have sworn, and will perform,{HR}To keep thy righteous judgments. (Psa. 119:106)
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Psa. 32:5• 5I make known my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not covered;{HR}I said I will confess concerning my transgressions unto Jehovah,{HR}And thou hast taken away the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (Psa. 32:5)
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Psa. 38:18• 18For I will declare mine iniquity,{HR}I am afflicted because of my sin. (Psa. 38:18)
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Psa. 51:1‑19• 1To the chief musician, a psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him after he went unto Bathsheba.{HR}Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy mercy:{HR}According to the multitude of thy compassions blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,{HR}And cleanse me from my sin.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions,{HR}And my sin is continually before me.
4Against thee, thee only, have I sinned,{HR}And have done the evil in thy sight (eyes);{HR}That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest,{HR}[And be] clear when thou judgest.
5Behold, in iniquity was I born,{HR}And in sin did my mother conceive me.
6Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts,{HR}And in the hidden [part] thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
7Purge me with hyssop,{HR}And I shall be clean; wash me,{HR}And I shall be whiter than snow.
8Make me to hear joy and gladness;{HR}The bones thou hast broken shall rejoice.
9Hide thy face from my sins,{HR}And blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create for me a pure heart, O God,{HR}And a steadfast spirit renew within me.
11Cast me not out from thy presence,{HR}And the spirit of thy holiness take not from me.
12Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation,{HR}And let a free spirit uphold me.
13I will teach transgressors thy ways,{HR}And sinners shall turn unto thee.
14Deliver me from blood, Ο God, God of my salvation;{HR}My tongue shall celebrate thy righteousness.
15Ο Lord, open my lips,{HR}And my mouth shall declare thy praise.
16For thou desirest not sacrifice: else would I give it;{HR}In burnt offering thou dost not take pleasure.
17The sacrifices of God [are] a broken spirit;{HR}A heart broken and contrite, Ο God, thou wilt not despise.
18Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion;{HR}Build the walls of Jerusalem.
19Then thou shalt delight in sacrifices of righteousness,{HR}Burnt offering and whole burnt offering;{HR}Then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
(Psa. 51:1‑19)
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Prov. 28:13• 13He that covereth his transgressions shall not prosper;{HR}But whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall obtain mercy. (Prov. 28:13)
teach.
 The heart had been true with God—not only knew that He knew all its ways, but the desire of being right in His sight and confidence with God even there. He had declared His ways. This integrity in the time of trouble, when there is not the joy of God's deliverance, is very important. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72 by J.N. Darby)
 This confidence in God is the outcome of confession to God. The soul having made known all its ways to God was conscious of having been heard. (Psalm 119:25-32: Division 4 (Daleth) by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I have declared my ways, and thou hast answered me: teach me thy statutes.

W. Kelly Translation

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My ways I declared,{HR}And thou answeredst me:{HR}Teach me thy statutes.