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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:44 KJV (With Strong’s)

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So shall I 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 law
towrah (Hebrew #8451)
from 3384; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: to-raw'
Origin: or torah {to-raw'}
continually
tamiyd (Hebrew #8548)
properly, continuance (as indefinite extension); but used only (attributively as adjective) constant (or adverbially, constantly); ellipt. the regular (daily) sacrifice
KJV usage: alway(-s), continual (employment, -ly), daily, ((n-))ever(-more), perpetual.
Pronounce: taw-meed'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to stretch
for ever
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
and ever
`ad (Hebrew #5703)
properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)
KJV usage: eternity, ever(- lasting, -more), old, perpetually, + world without end.
Pronounce: ad
Origin: from 5710
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Ministry on This Verse

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So shall.The language of this verse is very emphatic.
Perfect obedience will constitute a large proportion of heavenly happiness to all eternity; and the nearer we approach to it on earth, the more we anticipate the felicity of heaven.keep.
Psa. 119:33‑34• 33HE. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
 34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. (Psa. 119:33‑34)
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Rev. 7:15• 15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. (Rev. 7:15)
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Rev. 22:11• 11He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still. (Rev. 22:11)
• {v.44-45} In the confidence of an answer to his prayer, the psalmist anticipates the blessedness of God’s deliverance. The delivered man, free from the opposition and reproaches of the enemy, would continually keep the law and walk in liberty. (“Psalm 119:41-48: Division 6 (Vau)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Then will I keep thy law continually, for ever and ever;