King James Version
Psalms 119:104 in the King James Version says “Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.”
Psalms 119:104 · KJV
I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! taste: Heb. palate
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. lamp: or, candle
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Through thy precepts”
H6490properly, appointed, i.e., a mandate (of god; plural only, collectively, for the law)
“I get understanding”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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