Psalms 119.68

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Quoted in

• Biblical Goodness
• H2896 - tov

Psalms 119.68

Book: Psalms · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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."

"68. Thou art good, and doest good; Teach me thy statutes."

"69. The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. 70. Their heart is as fat as grease; But I delight in thy law." (Psalms 119:66-70, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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."

"68. You are good, and do good. Teach me your statutes."

"69. The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. 70. Their heart is as callous as the fat, but I delight in your law." (Psalms 119:66-70, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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."

"68. Thou art good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes."

"69. The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. 70. Their heart is as fat as grease; but I delight in thy law." (Psalms 119:66-70, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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."

"68. Good Thou [art], and doing good, Teach me Thy statutes."

"69. Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts. 70. Insensate as fat hath been their heart, I, in Thy law I have delighted." (Psalms 119:66-70, 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

• H2896 - tov, tov (Strong's H2896). Also appears in: Genesis 1.14-19, Genesis 1.21, Genesis 1.24-28.

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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