# Psalms 119.30

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**Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 28. My soul melteth for heaviness: Strengthen thou me according unto thy word. 29. Remove from me the way of falsehood; And grant me thy law graciously.
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> **30. I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set before me.**
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> 31. I cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame. 32. I will run the way of thy commandments, When thou shalt enlarge my heart. (Psalms 119:28-32, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 28. My soul is weary with sorrow: strengthen me according to your word. 29. Keep me from the way of deceit. Grant me your law graciously!
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> **30. I have chosen the way of truth. I have set your ordinances before me.**
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> 31. I cling to your statutes, Yahweh. Don’t let me be disappointed. 32. I run in the path of your commandments, for you have set my heart free. <b>HEY </b> (Psalms 119:28-32, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 28. My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word. <sup>melteth: Heb. droppeth</sup> 29. Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
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> **30. I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.**
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> 31. I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame. 32. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. (Psalms 119:28-32, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 28. My soul hath dropped from affliction, Establish me according to Thy word. 29. The way of falsehood turn aside from me And with Thy law favour me.
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> **30. The way of faithfulness I have chosen, Thy judgments I have compared,**
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> 31. I have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame. 32. The way of Thy commands I run, For Thou dost enlarge my heart! (Psalms 119:28-32, YLT)

## Setting

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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

**Lexicon:**

- [H0571 - emet](/codex/h0571-emet/)

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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](/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.