King James Version
psalm 119:57 in the King James Version says “CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.”
psalm 119:57 · KJV
I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. favour: Heb. face
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
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