Psalms 119:115

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Depart from me, ye evil-doers, That I may keep the commandments of my God.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

סֽוּרוּ־מִמֶּ֥נִּי מְרֵעִ֑ים וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗ה מִצְוֺ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽי׃

Transliteration

sûrû-from-me mərēʿîm and-ʾeṣṣərâ miṣwōt ʾĕlōhāy

Grammar Details

*sûrû*: qal imperative masculine plural - depart/turn aside
*mərēʿîm*: hiphil participle masculine plural - evildoers
*ʾeṣṣərâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - I will keep/observe
*miṣwōt*: feminine plural construct - commandments of
*ʾĕlōhāy*: masculine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*mi-*: preposition - from
*-nî*: 1st person singular suffix - me
*wə-*: conjunction - and

Word Meanings

*sûrû*: depart/turn aside/go away
*mərēʿîm*: evildoers/wicked ones/those who do evil
*ʾeṣṣərâ*: I will keep/observe/preserve/guard
*miṣwōt*: commandments/precepts
*ʾĕlōhāy*: my God

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 6:8 : 8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Ps 139:19 : 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Matt 7:23 : 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
1 Cor 15:33 : 33 Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.
Ps 26:5 : 5 I hate the assembly of evil-doers, And will not sit with the wicked.
Ps 119:106 : 106 I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Josh 24:15 : 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
Ps 26:9 : 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, Nor my life with men of blood;
Matt 25:41 : 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels:

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 6:8
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8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; For Jehovah hath heard the voice of my weeping.
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101I have refrained my feet from every evil way, That I might observe thy word.
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10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
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157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
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150They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; They are far from thy law.
Ps 119:53
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