# Psalms 119.138

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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.
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> **138. Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.**
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> 139. My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words. 140. Thy word is very pure; Therefore thy servant loveth it. (Psalms 119:136-140, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 136. Streams of tears run down my eyes, because they don’t observe your law. <b>TZADI </b> 137. You are righteous, Yahweh. Your judgments are upright.
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> **138. You have commanded your statutes in righteousness. They are fully trustworthy.**
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> 139. My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words. 140. Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them. (Psalms 119:136-140, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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.
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> **138. Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. <sup>righteous: Heb. righteousness</sup> <sup>faithful: Heb. faithfulness</sup>**
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> 139. My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. <sup>consumed: Heb. cut me off</sup> 140. Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. <sup>pure: Heb. tried, or, refined</sup> (Psalms 119:136-140, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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.
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> **138. Thou hast appointed Thy testimonies, Righteous and exceeding faithful,**
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> 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. (Psalms 119:136-140, 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

**Lexicon:**

- [H0539 - aman](/codex/h0539-aman/)
- [H6664 - tzedeq](/codex/h6664-tzedeq/), via [Psalms 119.137-144](/codex/psalms-119-137-144/)

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## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/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.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.