King James Version
Psalms 119:164 in the King James Version says “Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.”
Psalms 119:164 · KJV
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. nothing: Heb. they shall have no stumblingblock
LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Seven times”
H7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
“a day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“do I praise”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“judgments”
H4941properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
“thee because of thy righteous”
H6664the right (natural, moral or legal); also (abstractly) equity or (figuratively) prosperity
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