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Psalms 119:167 — King James Version← Study notes

My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.


Psalms 119:167Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 119:1675 words
HebrewMeaning
שָֽׁמְרָ֣הšāmərāh
it keepsverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
נַ֭פְשִׁ/יnapəšiy
self mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
עֵדֹתֶ֑י/ךָʿēdōteykā
testimonies yournounH5713
witness. Compare
וָ/אֹהֲבֵ֥/םwāʾōhăbēm
and I have loved themconjH157
-ly · -r) · like · friend
מְאֹֽדməʾōd
exceedinglyadvH3966
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 119:167

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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