King James Version
Psalms 119:136 in the King James Version says “Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.”
Psalms 119:136 · KJV
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.
TZADDI. Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. righteous: Heb. righteousness faithful: Heb. faithfulness
KJV Study — Public Domain
“run down”
H3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
“mine eyes”
H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“because they keep”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
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