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Psalms 119:158–159

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I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.
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From verse 158

  1. Psalms 119:53Rank 1 from verse 158
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    53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

  2. Psalms 139:21Rank 2 from verse 158
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    21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

  3. Psalms 119:136Rank 3 from verse 158
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    136Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.

  4. Ezekiel 9:4Rank 4 from verse 158
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    4And the Lord said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

  5. Mark 3:5Rank 5 from verse 158
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    5And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

From verse 159

  1. Psalms 119:97Rank 1 from verse 159
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    97O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

  2. Psalms 119:153Rank 2 from verse 159
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    153Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

  3. 2 Kings 20:3Rank 3 from verse 159
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    3I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

  4. Nehemiah 13:22Rank 4 from verse 159
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    22And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

  5. Nehemiah 5:19Rank 5 from verse 159
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    19Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.

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Psalms 119:158

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word

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

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

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Psalms 119:159

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Consider

To think upon carefully; to examine, observe, regard, or take into account.

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

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love

Affection, goodwill, devoted regard, or charity; as a verb, to regard with such affection or goodwill.

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

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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

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according

Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.

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

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157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

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159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.

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160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

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