King James Version
Psalms 119:168 in the King James Version says “I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.”
Psalms 119:168 · KJV
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.
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“I have kept”
H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
“thy precepts”
H6490properly, appointed, i.e., a mandate (of god; plural only, collectively, for the law)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“for all my ways”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
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