Passage

Psalms 119.151

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"149. Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thine ordinances. 150. They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law."

"151. Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth."

"152. Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever. 153. RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law." (Psalms 119:149-153, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"149. Hear my voice according to your loving kindness. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your ordinances. 150. They draw near who follow after wickedness. They are far from your law."

"151. You are near, Yahweh. All your commandments are truth."

"152. Of old I have known from your testimonies, that you have founded them forever. RESH 153. Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law." (Psalms 119:149-153, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"149. Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O LORD, quicken me according to thy judgment. 150. They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law."

"151. Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth."

"152. Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever. 153. RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law." (Psalms 119:149-153, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"149. My voice hear, according to Thy kindness, Jehovah, according to Thy judgment quicken me. 150. Near have been my wicked pursuers, From Thy law they have been far off."

"151. Near [art] Thou, O Jehovah, And all Thy commands [are] truth."

"152. Of old I have known Thy testimonies, That to the age Thou hast founded them! 153. [Resh.] See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten." (Psalms 119:149-153, 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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Quoted in

H0571 - emet

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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