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Psalms 119:57

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

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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

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

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said

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

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

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

keep

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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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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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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