Passage

Psalms 119.39

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"37. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, And quicken me in thy ways. 38. Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which is in order unto the fear of thee."

"39. Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good."

"40. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. 41. VAV. Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word." (Psalms 119:37-41, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"37. Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways. 38. Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared."

"39. Take away my disgrace that I dread, for your ordinances are good."

"40. Behold, I long for your precepts! Revive me in your righteousness. WAW 41. Let your loving kindness also come to me, Yahweh, your salvation, according to your word." (Psalms 119:37-41, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"37. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. ^{Turn: Heb. Make to pass} 38. Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear."

"39. Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good."

"40. Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness. 41. VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word." (Psalms 119:37-41, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"37. Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me. 38. Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear."

"39. Remove my reproach that I have feared, For Thy judgments [are] good."

"40. Lo, I have longed for Thy precepts, In Thy righteousness quicken Thou me, 41. [Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying." (Psalms 119:37-41, 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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Quoted in

H2896 - tov

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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