Psalms 119:57–58
Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
¶ Thou art my portion, O LORD, I haue said, that I would keepe thy words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
†I intreated thy fauour with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto mee according to thy word.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. face.
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From verse 57
- Lamentations 3:24Rank 1 from verse 57
24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
24*The LORD is my portion, sayth my soule, therefore will I hope in him.
- Psalms 16:5Rank 2 from verse 57
5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
5*†The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance, and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Psalms 142:5Rank 3 from verse 57
5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
5I cried vnto thee, O LORD, I said, Thou art my refuge, and my portion in the land of the liuing.
- Jeremiah 10:16Rank 4 from verse 57
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.
16*The portion of Iacob is not like them: for he is the fourmer of all things, and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: the LORD of hostes is his Name.
- Psalms 73:26Rank 5 from verse 57
26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
26†My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for euer.
- Psalms 119:115Rank 6 from verse 57
115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
115*Depart from me, ye euil doers: for I will keepe the Commandements of my God.
- Joshua 24:15Rank 7 from verse 57
15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
15And if it seeme euill vnto you to serue the LORD, choose you this day whome you will serue, whether the gods which your fathers serued that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose lande ye dwell: but as for mee and my house, we will serue the LORD.
- Joshua 24:18Rank 8 from verse 57
18And the Lord drave out from before us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serve the Lord; for he is our God.
18And the LORD draue out from before vs all the people, euen the Amorites which dwelt in the land: therefore will we also serue the LORD, for he is our God.
- Joshua 24:21Rank 9 from verse 57
21And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will serve the Lord.
21And the people said vnto Ioshua, Nay, but we will serue the LORD.
- Joshua 24:24–27Rank 10 from verse 57
24And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we serve, and his voice will we obey.
25So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.
26¶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the Lord.
27And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
24And the people saide vnto Ioshua; The LORD our God will we serue, and his voice will we obey.
25So Ioshua made a couenant with the people that day, and set them a Statute, & an Ordinance in Shechem.
26¶ And Ioshua wrote these words in the booke of the Law of God, and tooke a great stone, and set it vp there, vnder an oake, that was by the Sanctuary of the LORD.
27And Ioshua saide vnto all the people, Behold, this stone shalbe a witnesse vnto vs; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which hee spake vnto vs; it shall be there for a witnesse vnto you, lest ye deny your God.
- Deuteronomy 26:17–18Rank 11 from verse 57
17Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
18And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;
17Thou hast auouched the LORD this day to be thy God, and to walke in his wayes, and to keepe his Statutes, and his Commaundements, and his Iudgements, and to hearken vnto his voice.
18And *the LORD hath auouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keepe all his Commaundements:
- Psalms 119:106Rank 12 from verse 57
106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
106I haue sworne, and I will performe it: that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
- Psalms 66:14Rank 13 from verse 57
14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
14†Which my lips haue vttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
- Nehemiah 10:29–39Rank 14 from verse 57
29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
30And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
31And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
32Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
33For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
34And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord our God, as it is written in the law:
35And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the Lord:
36Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
37And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
38And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
39For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
29They claue to their brethren their nobles, and entred into a curse, and into an oath to walke in Gods law, which was giuen †by Moses the seruant of God, and to obserue and doe all the commandements of the LORD our LORD, and his Iudgements, and his statutes:
30And that we would not giue *our daughters vnto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sonnes.
31*And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day, to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holyday, and that wee would leaue the seuenth yeere, and the *exaction of †euerie debt.
32Also we made ordinances for vs, to charge our selues yeerely, with the third part of a shekel, for the seruice of the house of our God,
33For the shew-bread, and for the continuall meate-offering, and for the continuall burnt offering, of the Sabbaths, of the new moones, for the set-feastes, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offerings, to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the worke of the house of our God.
34And we cast the lots among the priests, the Leuites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed, yeere by yeere, to burne vpon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the *law:
35And to bring the first fruits of our ground, and the first fruites of all fruit of all trees, yeere by yeere, vnto the house of the LORD.
36Also the first-borne of our sonnes, and of our cattell (as it is written *in the lawe) and the firstlings of our heards, and of our flockes, to bring to the house of our God, vnto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
37And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all maner of trees, of wine and of oile, vnto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God, and the tithes of our ground vnto the Leuites, that the same Leuites might haue the tithes, in all the cities of our tillage.
38And the priest the sonne of Aaron, shall be with the Leuites, *when the Leuites take tithes, and the Leuites shal bring vp the tithe of the tithes vnto the house of our God, to the chambers into the treasure house.
39For the children of Israel, and the children of Leui, shall bring the offering of the corne, of the new wine, and the oyle, vnto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuarie, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers, and we will not forsake the house of our God.
From verse 58
- Psalms 119:41Rank 1 from verse 58
41Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
41¶ Let thy mercies come also vnto me, O LORD: euen thy saluation, according to thy word.
- Hebrews 10:22Rank 2 from verse 58
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.
22Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in full assurance of faith, hauing our hearts sprinkled from an euill conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Psalms 119:10Rank 3 from verse 58
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
10With my whole heart haue I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy Commandements.
- Psalms 119:170Rank 4 from verse 58
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
170Let my supplication come before thee: deliuer me according to thy word.
- 1 Kings 13:6Rank 5 from verse 58
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.
6And the king answered, and said vnto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for mee, that my hand may be restored mee againe. And the man of God besought †the LORD, and the kings hand was restored againe, and became as it was before.
- Psalms 27:8Rank 6 from verse 58
8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.
8‖ When thou saidst, Seeke ye my face, my heart said vnto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seeke.
- Psalms 4:6Rank 7 from verse 58
6There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
6 There be many that say, Who wil shew vs any good? LORD lift thou vp the light of thy countenance vpon vs.
- Hosea 7:14Rank 8 from verse 58
14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.
14And they haue not cryed vnto me with their heart, when they howled vpon their beds: they assemble themselues for corne and wine, and they rebell against me.
19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
19*Also thou shalt lye downe, and none shall make thee afraid; yea many shall †make suite vnto thee.
- Matthew 24:35Rank 10 from verse 58
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
35*Heauen and earth shall passe away, but my wordes shall not passe away.
- Psalms 119:65Rank 11 from verse 58
65Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Lord, according unto thy word.
65¶ Thou hast dealt well with thy seruant, Oh LORD, according vnto thy word.
- Psalms 119:76Rank 12 from verse 58
76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
76†Let, I pray thee, thy mercifull kindnesse be for my comfort; according to thy word vnto thy seruant.
- Psalms 138:2Rank 13 from verse 58
2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
2I will worship towards thy holy temple, and praise thy name, for thy louing kindnesse and for thy trueth: for thou hast magnified thy word aboue all thy name.
- Psalms 51:1–3Rank 14 from verse 58
1HAVE mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
1¶ Haue mercie vpon mee, O God, according to thy louing kindnesse: according vnto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2Wash mee throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sinne is euer before mee.
- Psalms 56:10Rank 15 from verse 58
10In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.
10In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word.
- Psalms 56:4Rank 16 from verse 58
4In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
4In God I will praise his worde, In God I haue put my trust, I will not feare what flesh can doe vnto me.
- Psalms 86:1–3Rank 17 from verse 58
1BOW down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am poor and needy.
2Preserve my soul; for I am holy: O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
3Be merciful unto me, O Lord: for I cry unto thee daily.
1¶ Bow downe thine eare, O LORD, heare me: for I am poore & needy.
2‖Preserue my soule, for I am holy: O thou my God, saue thy seruant, that trusteth in thee.
3‖Be merciful vnto me, O LORD: for I cry vnto thee daily.
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Psalms 119:57
A part, share, or allotment; as a verb, to divide or allot shares.
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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
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.
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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
Kind regard, approval, goodwill, or a gracious disposition shown toward another.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Entire, complete, or undivided; also sound or restored to health, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 · Webster 1828
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
Showing mercy, compassion, or readiness to forgive.
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Agreeing or corresponding; in conformity with; as stated, measured, or directed by.
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A spoken or written expression; a saying, message, command, promise, account, or matter.
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56This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
56This I had: because I kept thy precepts.
57Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
57¶ Thou art my portion, O LORD, I haue said, that I would keepe thy words.
Selected passage58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
58†I intreated thy fauour with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto mee according to thy word.
Selected passage59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
59I thought on my wayes: and turned my feete vnto thy Testimonies.