King James Version
What Does Psalms 119:133 Mean?
“Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.”
Context
131
I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
132
Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. as thou: Heb. according to the custom toward those, etc
133
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
134
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
135
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(133) **Have dominion.**—Or, *get the mastery. *The Arabic root cognate with the Hebrew of the word appears in the title *sultan.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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