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Psalms 119:85–87

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The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
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From verse 85

  1. Proverbs 16:27Rank 1 from verse 85
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    27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

  2. Psalms 35:7Rank 2 from verse 85
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    7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

  3. Jeremiah 18:20Rank 3 from verse 85
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    20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

  4. Psalms 119:78Rank 4 from verse 85
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    78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

  5. Psalms 7:15Rank 5 from verse 85
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    15He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.

From verse 86

  1. Psalms 35:19Rank 1 from verse 86
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    19Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let them wink with the eye that hate me without a cause.

  2. Psalms 70:5Rank 2 from verse 86
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    5But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O Lord, make no tarrying.

  3. Psalms 109:26Rank 3 from verse 86
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    26Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

  4. Psalms 119:78Rank 4 from verse 86
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    78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

  5. Psalms 35:7Rank 5 from verse 86
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    7For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, which without cause they have digged for my soul.

From verse 87

  1. Matthew 10:28Rank 1 from verse 87
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    28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

  2. Isaiah 58:2Rank 2 from verse 87
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    2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.

  3. Psalms 119:61Rank 3 from verse 87
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    61The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

  4. 1 Samuel 26:24Rank 4 from verse 87
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    24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

  5. Psalms 119:51Rank 5 from verse 87
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    51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.

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Psalms 119:85

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

law

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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:86

COMBINED MEANING

commandments

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Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

faithful

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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

persecute

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Trouble, afflict, or pursue after; to pursue, harass, or oppress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

help

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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 119:87

COMBINED MEANING

consumed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

119:82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?

119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.

119:84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?

119:85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.

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119:86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.

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119:87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.

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119:88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.

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