ris3n's Apologetics Codex

Passage

Psalms 119.174

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

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ASV

172. Let my tongue sing of thy word; For all thy commandments are righteousness. 173. Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts.

174. I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight.

  1. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me. 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments. (Psalms 119:172-176, ASV)
WEB

172. Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness. 173. Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

174. I have longed for your salvation, Yahweh. Your law is my delight.

  1. Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me. 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments. (Psalms 119:172-176, WEB)
KJV

172. My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. 173. Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.

174. I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight.

  1. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. 176. I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. (Psalms 119:172-176, KJV)
YLT

172. My tongue doth sing of Thy saying, For all Thy commands [are] righteous. 173. Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.

174. I have longed for Thy salvation, O Jehovah, And Thy law [is] my delight.

  1. My soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me. 176. I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten! (Psalms 119:172-176, 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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