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Psalms 119:57 Cross-References
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“CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.”
Psalms 119:57 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 119:57
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. This begins the ח (Cheth) section. The word portion (חֵלֶק, cheleq) originally meant the land allotment each Israelite tribe received—except Levites, whose portion was Yahweh Himself (Numbers 18:20). The psalmist claims this priestly inheritance: God is his supreme treasure and inheritance.I have said that I would keep thy words—the public declaration (אָמַרְתִּי, amarti) represents covenant commitment, like wedding vows. This echoes Joshua's 'as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD' (Joshua 24:15). When God is your p...
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Cross-References for Psalms 119:57
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“says my soul; therefore will I hope in him.”
“The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.”
“Yahweh. I said”
“The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.”
“but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
“you evildoers”
“Yahweh our God will we serve”
“No; but we will serve Yahweh.”
“even the Amorites who lived in the land: therefore we also will serve Yahweh; for he is our God.”
“choose you this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River”