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Psalms 119:138 — King James Version← Study notes

Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.


Psalms 119:138Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:1385 words
HebrewMeaning
צִ֭וִּיתָṣiwiytā
you commandedverbH6680
bid · charge · (give a · give in ···
צֶ֣דֶקṣedeq
righteousnessnounH6664
even · right (cause · -ly · -ness)
עֵדֹתֶ֑י/ךָʿēdōteykā
testimonies yournounH5713
witness. Compare
וֶֽ/אֱמוּנָ֥הweʾĕmwnāh
and faithfulnessconjH530
-ly · -ness · ) · set office ···
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
muchadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 119:138

1. From its commencement, dearly beloved, does this great Psalm exhort us unto bliss, which there is no one who desires not....And therefore this is the lesson which he teaches, who says, “Blessed are those that are undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord” Psalm 118:1. As much as to say, I know what you wish, you are seeking bliss: if then you would be blessed, be undefiled. For the former all desire, the latter fear: yet without it what all wish cannot be…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 119 (Aleph)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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