# Psalms 119.65 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 63. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, And of them that observe thy precepts. 64. The earth, O Jehovah, is full of thy lovingkindness: Teach me thy statutes. > > **65. TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O Jehovah, according unto thy word.** > > 66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments. 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. (Psalms 119:63-67, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 63. I am a friend of all those who fear you, of those who observe your precepts. 64. The earth is full of your loving kindness, Yahweh. Teach me your statutes. TET > > **65. Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh.** > > 66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments. 67. Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. (Psalms 119:63-67, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 63. I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts. 64. The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. > > **65. TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.** > > 66. Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments. 67. Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. (Psalms 119:63-67, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 63. A companion I [am] to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts. 64. Of Thy kindness, O Jehovah, the earth is full, Thy statutes teach Thou me! > > **65. [Teth.] Good Thou didst with Thy servant, O Jehovah, According to Thy word.** > > 66. The goodness of reason and knowledge teach me, For in Thy commands I have believed. 67. Before I am afflicted, I, I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept. (Psalms 119:63-67, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H2896 - tov](/codex/h2896-tov/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.