Passage

Psalms 119.156

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"154. Plead thou my cause, and redeem me: Quicken me according to thy word. 155. Salvation is far from the wicked; For they seek not thy statutes."

"156. Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances."

"157. Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies. 158. I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word." (Psalms 119:154-158, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"154. Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise. 155. Salvation is far from the wicked, for they don’t seek your statutes."

"156. Great are your tender mercies, Yahweh. Revive me according to your ordinances."

"157. Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies. 158. I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word." (Psalms 119:154-158, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"154. Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. 155. Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes."

"156. Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. ^{Great: or, Many}"

"157. Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. 158. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word." (Psalms 119:154-158, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"154. Plead my plea, and redeem me, According to Thy saying quicken me. 155. Far from the wicked [is] salvation, For Thy statutes they have not sought."

"156. Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me."

"157. Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside. 158. I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept." (Psalms 119:154-158, 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

H4941 - mishpat

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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