King James Version
Psalms 25:6 in the King James Version says “Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. tender: Heb. bowels” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 25 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. tender: Heb. bowels”
Psalms 25:6 · KJV
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old. tender: Heb. bowels
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Remember”
H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e., to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
“and thy lovingkindnesses”
H2617kindness; by implication (towards god) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“for they have been ever of old”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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