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Psalm 119

Sal. 119:109 KJV (With Strong’s)

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My soul
nephesh (Hebrew #5315)
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
KJV usage: any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, X dead(-ly), desire, X (dis-)contented, X fish, ghost, + greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, X jeopardy of) life (X in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally, one, own, person, pleasure, (her-, him-, my-, thy-)self, them (your)-selves, + slay, soul, + tablet, they, thing, (X she) will, X would have it.
Pronounce: neh'-fesh
Origin: from 5314
is 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
int my hand
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
: yet do I not forget
shakach (Hebrew #7911)
a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
KJV usage: X at all, (cause to) forget.
Pronounce: shaw-kakh'
Origin: or shakeach {shaw-kay'-akh}
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'}
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Job 13:14• 14¿Por qué quitaré yo mi carne con mis dientes, Y pondré mi alma en mi mano? (Job 13:14)

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Ministry on This Verse

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My soul.Rather, "My life {naphshee} is continually in my hand;" i.e., it is in constant danger; every hour I am on the confines of death.
The LXX., Syriac, and Ethiopic read, "in thy hand;" but this is a conjectural and useless alteration.
Jue. 12:3• 3Viendo pues que no me defendíais, puse mi alma en mi palma, y pasé contra los hijos de Ammón, y Jehová los entregó en mi mano: ¿por qué pues habéis subido hoy contra mí para pelear conmigo? (Jue. 12:3)
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1 S. 19:5• 5Porque él puso su alma en su palma, é hirió al Filisteo, y Jehová hizo una gran salud á todo Israel. Tú lo viste, y te holgaste: ¿por qué pues pecarás contra la sangre inocente, matando á David sin causa? (1 S. 19:5)
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1 S. 20:3• 3Y David volvió á jurar, diciendo: Tu padre sabe claramente que yo he hallado gracia delante de tus ojos, y dirá: No sepa esto Jonathán, porque no tenga pesar: y ciertamente, vive Jehová y vive tu alma, que apenas hay un paso entre mí y la muerte. (1 S. 20:3)
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Job 13:14• 14¿Por qué quitaré yo mi carne con mis dientes, Y pondré mi alma en mi mano? (Job 13:14)
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Ro. 8:36• 36Como está escrito: Por causa de ti somos muertos todo el tiempo: Somos estimados como ovejas de matadero. (Ro. 8:36)
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1 Co. 15:31• 31Sí, por la gloria que en orden á vosotros tengo en Cristo Jesús Señor nuestro, cada día muero. (1 Co. 15:31)
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2 Co. 11:23• 23¿Son ministros de Cristo? (como poco sabio hablo) yo más: en trabajos más abundante; en azotes sin medida; en cárceles más; en muertes, muchas veces. (2 Co. 11:23)
yet do I not.
Sal. 119:83,117,152• 83Porque estoy como el odre al humo; Mas no he olvidado tus estatutos.
 117Sosténme, y seré salvo; Y deleitaréme siempre en tus estatutos.
 152Ya ha mucho que he entendido de tus mandamientos, Que para siempre los fundaste. (Sal. 119:83,117,152)
• His state of affliction and even danger was great, his soul was continually in his hand; but this did not alter his purpose, he does not forget God's law. He was not so absorbedly in the danger as to put this out of his mind. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:73-120” by J.N. Darby)
• So real is the trial that the godly man’s life is continually in his hand, while surrounded by the snares of the wicked (1 Sam. 19:5; Job 13:14). Nevertheless, the continual presence of evil does not lead to the Word being forgotten. (“Psalm 119:105-112: Division 14 (Nun)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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My life is continually in my hand; but I do not forget thy law.