Passage

Psalms 119.65

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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)

"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)

"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)

"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

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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

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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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