King James Version
Psalms 119:152 in the King James Version says “Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.”
Psalms 119:152 · KJV
They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.
Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“of old”
H6924the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
“I have known”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“them for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“that thou hast founded”
H3245to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
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