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Psalm 119:57

Hebrew
חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
אָמַ֗רְתִּי לִשְׁמֹ֥רplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigExamples

שָׁמַר

Meaning:

* To guard * To protect * To keep * To observe * To attend

The verb שמר occurs about 470 times in the Old Testament.

Central in covenant language. God “keeps” His covenant promises, and His people are called to Deuteronomy 7:9Psalm 121:7Deuteronomy 7:11Psalm 127:1Luke 2:19
דְּבָרֶֽיךָ
ESV
The LORD is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
NIV
You are my portion, O LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
NLT
LORD, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!
LXX
η ηθ μερίς μου κύριε εἶπα φυλάξασθαι τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

greek

The definite article
νόμον σου
KJV
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.

Psalm 119:56 ← Psalm 119:57 → Psalm 119:58

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