King James Version
Psalms 119:128 in the King James Version says “Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.”
Psalms 119:128 · KJV
It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
KJV Study — Public Domain
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)
“Therefore I esteem all thy precepts”
H6490properly, appointed, i.e., a mandate (of god; plural only, collectively, for the law)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“concerning all things to be right”
H3474to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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