King James Version
Psalms 119:95 in the King James Version says “The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.”
Psalms 119:95 · KJV
I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
MEM. O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“have waited”
H6960to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e., collect; (figuratively) to expect
“for me to destroy”
H6properly, to wander away, i.e., lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
“me but I will consider”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
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