Passage

Psalms 119.137-144

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"135. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes. 136. Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law."

"137. TSADHE. Righteous art thou, O Jehovah, And upright are thy judgments. 138. Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness. 139. My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. 140. Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. 141. I am small and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts. 142. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth. 143. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy commandments are my delight. 144. Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live."

"145. QOPH. I have called with my whole heart; Answer me, O Jehovah: I will keep thy statutes. 146. I have called unto thee; Save me, And I shall observe thy testimonies." (Psalms 119:135-146, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"135. Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes. 136. Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. TZADI "

"137. You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright. 138. You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy. 139. My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. 140. Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. 141. I am small and despised. I don’t forget your precepts. 142. Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness. Your law is truth. 143. Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. 144. Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF "

"145. I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes. 146. I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes." (Psalms 119:135-146, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"135. Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes. 136. Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law."

"137. TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments. 138. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. ^{righteous: Heb. righteousness} ^{faithful: Heb. faithfulness} 139. My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. ^{consumed: Heb. cut me off} 140. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. ^{pure: Heb. tried, or, refined} 141. I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts. 142. Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth. 143. Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. ^{taken: Heb. found me} 144. The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live."

"145. KOPH. I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes. 146. I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. ^{and I: or, that I may keep}" (Psalms 119:135-146, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"135. Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes. 136. Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!"

"137. [Tzade.] Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And upright [are] Thy judgments. 138. Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful, 139. Cut me off hath my zeal, For mine adversaries forgot Thy words. 140. Tried [is] thy saying exceedingly, And Thy servant hath loved it. 141. Small I [am], and despised, Thy precepts I have not forgotten. 142. Thy righteousness [is] righteousness to the age, And Thy law [is] truth. 143. Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands [are] my delights. 144. The righteousness of Thy testimonies [is] to Cause me to understand, and I live!"

"145. [Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep, 146. I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies." (Psalms 119:135-146, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6664 - tzedeq

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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