King James Version
Psalms 119:167 in the King James Version says “My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.”
Psalms 119:167 · KJV
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.
My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“hath kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“My soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“them exceedingly”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
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