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Psalms 119:137–143

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Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
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From verse 137

  1. Ezra 9:15Rank 1 from verse 137
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    15O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.

  2. Jeremiah 12:1Rank 2 from verse 137
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    1RIGHTEOUS art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?

  3. Daniel 9:7Rank 3 from verse 137
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    7O Lord, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.

  4. Psalms 145:17Rank 4 from verse 137
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    17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

  5. Daniel 9:14Rank 5 from verse 137
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    14Therefore hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brought it upon us: for the Lord our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

From verse 138

  1. Psalms 119:144Rank 1 from verse 138
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    144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

  2. Psalms 19:7–9Rank 2 from verse 138
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    7The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

    8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

    9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

  3. Psalms 119:86Rank 3 from verse 138
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    86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

  4. Deuteronomy 4:45Rank 4 from verse 138
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    45These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt,

  5. Deuteronomy 4:8Rank 5 from verse 138
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    8And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?

From verse 139

  1. John 2:17Rank 1 from verse 139
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    17And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

  2. Psalms 69:9Rank 2 from verse 139
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    9For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up; and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are fallen upon me.

  3. 1 Kings 19:10Rank 3 from verse 139
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    10And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

  4. Acts 13:27Rank 4 from verse 139
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    27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

  5. 1 Kings 19:14Rank 5 from verse 139
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    14And he said, I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with the sword; and I, even I only, am left; and they seek my life, to take it away.

From verse 140

  1. Proverbs 30:5Rank 1 from verse 140
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    5Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

  2. Psalms 19:8Rank 2 from verse 140
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    8The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  3. 2 Peter 1:21Rank 3 from verse 140
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    21For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

  4. Psalms 12:6Rank 4 from verse 140
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    6The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

  5. Psalms 119:128Rank 5 from verse 140
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    128Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

From verse 141

  1. Psalms 22:6Rank 1 from verse 141
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    6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

  2. 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 2 from verse 141
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    9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

  3. James 2:5Rank 3 from verse 141
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    5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

  4. Luke 6:20Rank 4 from verse 141
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    20¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

  5. Luke 9:58Rank 5 from verse 141
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    58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

From verse 142

  1. Psalms 19:9Rank 1 from verse 142
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    9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.

  2. John 17:17Rank 2 from verse 142
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    17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

  3. Psalms 119:151Rank 3 from verse 142
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    151Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.

  4. Isaiah 51:8Rank 4 from verse 142
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    8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

  5. Isaiah 51:6Rank 5 from verse 142
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    6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

From verse 143

  1. Job 23:12Rank 1 from verse 143
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    12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

  2. Psalms 119:107Rank 2 from verse 143
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    107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.

  3. Mark 14:33–34Rank 3 from verse 143
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    33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

    34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

  4. Psalms 116:3Rank 4 from verse 143
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    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  5. Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 143
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    16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

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Psalms 119:137

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Righteous

Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

upright

Straight or erect; also honest, just, and faithful to what is right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:138

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

righteous

Just, right, or conforming to God's law and judgment; equitable or upright; as a noun, a person characterized as righteous.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:139

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

zeal

Fervent desire, ardour, or earnest devotion in pursuing a person, cause, or purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

words

Spoken or written expressions; sayings, messages, commands, promises, or accounts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:140

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

word

A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

pure

Free from mixture, contamination, guilt, or moral defilement; genuine, clean, holy, or innocent according to context.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

servant

One who serves another; a worker, attendant, subject, bondservant, or appointed minister.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

loveth

Loves; regards with affection, goodwill, or devoted care.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:141

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

forget

To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.

Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:142

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

righteousness

The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

everlasting

Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

law

A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

truth

That which is true; conformity to fact, reality, faithfulness, or God's revealed word, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:143

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Trouble

Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty; also, to disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

taken

Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hold

To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

commandments

Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

delights

Great pleasures, joys, or things that give pleasure; as a verb, gives great pleasure.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage

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136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

137Righteous art thou, O Lord, and upright are thy judgments.

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138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

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139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.

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140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

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141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.

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142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

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143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.

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144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

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