ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 119.142

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

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.

  1. 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. (Psalms 119:140-144, ASV)
WEB

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.

  1. 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 (Psalms 119:140-144, WEB)
KJV

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.

  1. 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. (Psalms 119:140-144, KJV)
YLT

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.

  1. 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! (Psalms 119:140-144, YLT)

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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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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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