ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 119.165

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

163. I hate and abhor falsehood; But thy law do I love. 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee, Because of thy righteous ordinances.

165. Great peace have they that love thy law; And they have no occasion of stumbling.

  1. I have hoped for thy salvation, O Jehovah, And have done thy commandments. 167. My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly. (Psalms 119:163-167, ASV)
WEB

163. I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law. 164. Seven times a day, I praise you, because of your righteous ordinances.

165. Those who love your law have great peace. Nothing causes them to stumble.

  1. I have hoped for your salvation, Yahweh. I have done your commandments. 167. My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. (Psalms 119:163-167, WEB)
KJV

163. I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love. 164. Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

165. Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. nothing: Heb. they shall have no stumblingblock

  1. LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments. 167. My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. (Psalms 119:163-167, KJV)
YLT

163. Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved. 164. Seven [times] in a day I have praised Thee, Because of the judgments of Thy righteousness.

165. Abundant peace have those loving Thy law, And they have no stumbling-block.

  1. I have waited for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy commands I have done. 167. Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly. (Psalms 119:163-167, 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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