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Psalms 119:57–58

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Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
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From verse 57

  1. Lamentations 3:24Rank 1 from verse 57
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    24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

  2. Psalms 16:5Rank 2 from verse 57
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    5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.

  3. Psalms 142:5Rank 3 from verse 57
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    5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.

  4. Jeremiah 10:16Rank 4 from verse 57
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    16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.

  5. Psalms 73:26Rank 5 from verse 57
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    26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.

From verse 58

  1. Psalms 119:41Rank 1 from verse 58
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    41Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

  2. Hebrews 10:22Rank 2 from verse 58
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    22Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  3. Psalms 119:10Rank 3 from verse 58
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    10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

  4. Psalms 119:170Rank 4 from verse 58
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    170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

  5. 1 Kings 13:6Rank 5 from verse 58
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    6And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

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Psalms 119:57

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

portion

A part, share, or allotment; as a verb, to divide or allot shares.

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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said

Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.

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

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keep

To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.

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words

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

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

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Psalms 119:58

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whole

Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.

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

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heart

The bodily organ; more often in Scripture, the inward person—the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character—according to context.

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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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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56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

57Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

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58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

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59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

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