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Psalm 119

Sal. 119:129 KJV (With Strong’s)

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129
PE. Thy testimonies
`eduwth (Hebrew #5715)
testimony
KJV usage: testimony, witness.
Pronounce: ay-dooth'
Origin: feminine of 5707
areb wonderful
pele' (Hebrew #6382)
a miracle
KJV usage: marvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).
Pronounce: peh'-leh
Origin: from 6381
: therefore doth 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
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
them.

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Ministry on This Verse

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 ‘Pe’—communion (vs. 129-136). (Book 5. by B. Anstey)
 The effect of the Word as light in the soul. (Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am) by H. Smith)
 (vs. 129) The godly man expresses his appreciation of God’s Word in itself, apart from the blessing that it brings. It is wonderful, therefore it is cherished. (Psalm 119:121-128: Division 16 (Am) by H. Smith)
 The soul has now got into a place where it not only obeys, and tastes the goodness of the law, but estimates its value in itself. There is intelligence. “Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore does my soul keep them.” (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176 by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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129
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; therefore doth my soul observe them.