Passage
Psalms 119.18
Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT
Immediate context (±2 verses)
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ASV (ASV)
"16. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word."
"18. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold Wondrous things out of thy law."
"19. I am a sojourner in the earth: Hide not thy commandments from me. 20. My soul breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times." (Psalms 119:16-20, ASV)
WEB (WEB)
"16. I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word. GIMEL 17. Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word."
"18. Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things out of your law."
"19. I am a stranger on the earth. Don’t hide your commandments from me. 20. My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times." (Psalms 119:16-20, WEB)
KJV (KJV)
"16. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. 17. GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word."
"18. Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Open: Heb. Reveal"
"19. I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me. 20. My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times." (Psalms 119:16-20, KJV)
YLT (YLT)
"16. In Thy statutes I delight myself, I do not forget Thy word. 17. [Gimel.] Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word."
"18. Uncover mine eyes, and I behold wonders out of Thy law."
"19. A sojourner I [am] on earth, Hide not from me Thy commands. 20. Broken hath my soul for desire Unto Thy judgments at all times." (Psalms 119:16-20, 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
- H8451 - torah, torah (Strong's H8451). Also appears in: Numbers 5.11-31, Numbers 5.30, Numbers 15.15-17.
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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