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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:69 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The proud
zed (Hebrew #2086)
arrogant
KJV usage: presumptuous, proud.
Pronounce: zade'
Origin: from 2102
have forged
taphal (Hebrew #2950)
properly, to stick on as a patch; figuratively, to impute falsely
KJV usage: forge(-r), sew up.
Pronounce: taw-fal'
Origin: a primitive root
a lie
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
against me: but I will keep
natsar (Hebrew #5341)
to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
KJV usage: besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).
Pronounce: naw-tsar'
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'}
with my whole heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
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proud.
Psa. 35:11• 11False witnesses rise up; they ask me that which I have not known. (Psa. 35:11)
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Psa. 109:2‑3• 2For [the] mouth of [the] wicked one{HR}And [the] mouth of deceit are opened against me:{HR}They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
 3And [with] words of hatred they have surrounded me{HR}And have fought against me without cause. (Psa. 109:2‑3)
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Job 13:4• 4But ye [are] forgers of lies,{HR}Physicians of no value [are] ye all. (Job 13:4)
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Jer. 43:2‑3• 2then spake Azariah the son of Hoshaiah, and Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the proud men, saying unto Jeremiah, Thou speakest falsely: Jehovah our God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there:
 3but Baruch the son of Neriah setteth thee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeans, that they might put us to death, and carry us away captives into Babylon. (Jer. 43:2‑3)
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Matt. 5:11‑12• 11Blessed are ye when they shall reproach and persecute you, and falsely say every wicked word against you for my sake.
 12Rejoice and exult; for your reward is great in the heavens; for thus persecuted they the prophets that were before you. (Matt. 5:11‑12)
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Matt. 26:59‑68• 59{i}And the chief priests and the elders and the whole Sanhedrim sought false witness against Jesus, so that they might put him to death.{/i}
 60{i}And they found none, though many false witnesses came forward. But at the last two false witnesses came forward{/i}
 61{i}and said, He said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and in three days build it.{/i}
 62{i}And the high priest standing up said to him, Answerest thou nothing? What do these witness against thee?{/i}
 63{i}But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.{/i}
 64{i}Jesus says to him, Thou hast said. Moreover, I say to you, From henceforth ye shall see the Son of man sitting at the right hand of power, and coming on the clouds of heaven.{/i}
 65{i}Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He has blasphemed: what need have we any more of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard the blasphemy.{/i}
 66{i}What think ye? And they answering said, He is liable to the penalty of death.{/i}
 67{i}Then they spit in his face, and buffeted him, and some struck him with the palms of their hand,{/i}
 68{i}saying, Prophesy to us, Christ, Who is it who struck thee?{/i} (Matt. 26:59‑68)
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Acts 24:5,13• 5For we found this man a pest, and moving insurrections among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes,
 13Neither can they prove to thee the things of which they now accuse me. (Acts 24:5,13)
I will.
Psa. 119:51,157• 51Proud [men] deride me exceedingly:{HR}From thy law I swerve not.
 157Many [are] my persecutors and mine oppressors;{HR}From thy testimonies I decline not. (Psa. 119:51,157)
with my whole.
Psa. 119:34,58• 34Make me understand, and I will observe thy law{HR}And will keep [it] with a whole heart.
 58I have sought thy face with a whole heart:{HR}Be gracious to me according to thy saying. (Psa. 119:34,58)
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Matt. 6:24• 24{i}No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and will love the other, or he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.{/i} (Matt. 6:24)
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James 1:8• 8a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8)
• When going astray the wicked were indifferent to the godly man: now that he has returned to the path of obedience, they speak lies concerning him. But the lies of the enemy only energize the psalmist to keep the truth with his whole heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)
• The pride of ungodly adversaries is before him, saying evil of him in untruth: it is natural if he has left their ways and his own pride of will, but experience has given purpose of heart. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with my whole heart.

W. Kelly Translation

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Proud [men] have forged falsehood against me;{HR}With a whole heart I will observe 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.)