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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:63 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I am a companion
chaber (Hebrew #2270)
an associate
KJV usage: companion, fellow, knit together.
Pronounce: khaw-bare'
Origin: from 2266
o of all them that fear
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, and of them that 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 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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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise;{HR}But a companion of the foolish will be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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a companion.
Psa. 119:79,115• 79Let those turn unto me that fear thee{HR}And know thy testimonies.
 115Depart from me, evil-doers;{HR}And I will observe the commandments of my God. (Psa. 119:79,115)
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Psa. 16:3• 3Unto the saints which are upon the earth,{HR}[Even] them, and the excellent,{HR}All my delight [is] in them. (Psa. 16:3)
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Psa. 101:6• 6Mine eyes [shall be] on the faithful of the land to dwell with me;{HR}He that walketh in an upright way shall serve me. (Psa. 101:6)
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Psa. 142:7• 7Bring my soul out of prison that I may give thanks to thy name:{HR}The righteous shall compass me round,{HR}For thou dealest bountifully with me. (Psa. 142:7)
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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise [men] becometh wise;{HR}But a companion of the foolish will be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)
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Mal. 3:16‑18• 16Then they that feared Jehovah spake often one to another: and Jehovah hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.
 17And they shall be mine, saith Jehovah of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
 18Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. (Mal. 3:16‑18)
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2 Cor. 6:14‑17• 14Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers: for what partnership [is there] for righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship [hath] light with darkness?
 15and what consent of Christ with Beliar? or what part for a believer with an unbeliever?
 16and what agreement for God's temple with idols? For ye are [the] living God's temple, even as God said, I will dwell and walk among them, and will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them and be separated, saith [the] Lord, and touch no unclean thing; and I will receive you (2 Cor. 6:14‑17)
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1 John 1:3• 3that which we have seen and have heard we report to you also, that ye also may have fellowship with us; yea, and our fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
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1 John 3:14• 14We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not the brother abideth in death. (1 John 3:14)
• But though we are and must be alone in faith, not in fellowship, when the Lord is our portion, we are a companion of thorn that fear Him and walk in His ways. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)
• Freed from the bands of the wicked he finds that having the Lord for his portion brings him into fellowship with others that fear the Lord and keep His Word. (“Psalm 119:57-64: Division 8 (Cheth)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

W. Kelly Translation

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A companion [am] I to all who fear thee,{HR}And to those who keep thy precepts.

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.)