# Psalms 119.160

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 158. I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word. 159. Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
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> **160. The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances endureth for ever.**
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> 161. SHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words. 162. I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil. (Psalms 119:158-162, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 158. I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word. 159. Consider how I love your precepts. Revive me, Yahweh, according to your loving kindness.
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> **160. All of your words are truth. Every one of your righteous ordinances endures forever. <b>SIN AND SHIN </b>**
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> 161. Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words. 162. I rejoice at your word, as one who finds great plunder. (Psalms 119:158-162, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 158. I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word. 159. Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
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> **160. Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. <sup>Thy word: Heb. The beginning of thy word is true</sup>**
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> 161. SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. 162. I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil. (Psalms 119:158-162, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 158. I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept. 159. See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
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> **160. The sum of Thy word [is] truth, And to the age [is] every judgment of Thy righteousness!**
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> 161. [Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid. 162. I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil. (Psalms 119:158-162, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** various (David majority; Asaph, Korah, Moses, Solomon, anonymous)
- **Audience:** worshipping Israel (corporate + individual devotion)
- **Location:** Israel, various periods
- **Time period:** composition spans c. 1400 BC (Moses, Ps 90), c. 400 BC; principal Davidic composition c. 1000 BC

## Theological reading

## Key words

- [H0571 - emet](/codex/h0571-emet/), *emet* (Strong's H571). Also appears in: [Exodus 34.5-6](/codex/exodus-34-5-6/), [Deuteronomy 22](/codex/deuteronomy-22/), [Joshua 2.12-13](/codex/joshua-2-12-13/).
- [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/), *dabar* (Strong's H1697). Also appears in: [Genesis 11](/codex/genesis-11/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 15.1](/codex/genesis-15-1/).
- [H4941 - mishpat](/codex/h4941-mishpat/), *mishpat* (Strong's H4941). Also appears in: [Leviticus 25](/codex/leviticus-25/), [Numbers 15.15-17](/codex/numbers-15-15-17/), [Deuteronomy 7](/codex/deuteronomy-7/).
- [H5769 - olam](/codex/h5769-olam/), *olam* (Strong's H5769). Also appears in: [Genesis 3](/codex/genesis-3/), [Genesis 6](/codex/genesis-6/), [Genesis 6.4](/codex/genesis-6-4/).
- [H6664 - tzedeq](/codex/h6664-tzedeq/), *tzedeq* (Strong's H6664). Also appears in: [Psalms 7.17](/codex/psalms-7-17/), [Psalms 17](/codex/psalms-17/), [Psalms 23.3](/codex/psalms-23-3/).

## 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.

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## Quoted in

**Lexicon:**

- [H0571 - emet](/codex/h0571-emet/)
- [H4941 - mishpat](/codex/h4941-mishpat/)

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