King James Version
psalm 119:9 in the King James Version says “BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.”
psalm 119:9 · KJV
I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. thy: Heb. judgments of thy righteousness
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
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