Psalms 119:152

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Of old have I known from thy testimonies, That thou hast founded them for ever.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

קֶ֣דֶם יָ֭דַעְתִּי מֵעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם יְסַדְתָּֽם׃

Transliteration

qeḏem yāḏaʿtî from ʿēḏōtêkā that to ʿôlām yəsaḏtām

Grammar Details

*qeḏem*: masculine singular noun - of old/long ago
*yāḏaʿtî*: perfect, 1st person singular, qal - I knew
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: feminine plural noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your testimonies
*ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - eternity/forever
*yəsaḏtām*: perfect, 2nd person masculine singular, qal with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - you founded them

Word Meanings

*qeḏem*: of old/long ago/from ancient times
*yāḏaʿtî*: I knew/I understood/I perceived
*ʿēḏōtêkā*: your testimonies/your witnesses/your laws
*ʿôlām*: eternity/forever/perpetuity
*yəsaḏtām*: you founded them/you established them/you ordained them

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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

Luke 21:33 : 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Ps 89:34-37 : 34 My covenant will I not break, Nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once have I sworn by my holiness: I will not lie unto David: 36 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me. 37 It shall be established for ever as the moon, And [as] the faithful witness in the sky. {H5542}
Ps 111:7-8 : 7 The works of his hands are truth and justice; All his precepts are sure. 8 They are established for ever and ever; They are done in truth and uprightness.
Ps 119:144 : 144 Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 119:160 : 160 The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
Eccl 3:14 : 14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 119:159-160
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159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:167-168
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167My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly.
168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; For all my ways are before thee.
Ps 119:142
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142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Ps 119:52
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52I have remembered thine ordinances of old, O Jehovah, And have comforted myself.
Ps 119:111-112
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111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes For ever, even unto the end.
Ps 119:89-90
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89LAMEDH. For ever, O Jehovah, Thy word is settled in heaven.
90Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth.
Ps 119:144
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144Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Ps 93:2
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2Thy throne is established of old: Thou art from everlasting.
Ps 93:5
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5Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.
Ps 119:151
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151Thou art nigh, O Jehovah; And all thy commandments are truth.
Ps 102:25
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25Of old didst thou lay the foundation of the earth; And the heavens are the work of thy hands.
Ps 119:138
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138Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness And very faithfulness.
Ps 119:129
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129PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful; Therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:44
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44So shall I observe thy law continually For ever and ever.
Ps 71:17
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17O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Ps 119:102
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102I have not turned aside from thine ordinances; For thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:99-100
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99I have more understanding than all my teachers; For thy testimonies are my meditation.
100I understand more than the aged, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:55-56
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55I have remembered thy name, O Jehovah, in the night, And have observed thy law.
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts.
Ps 119:119
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119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 41:12
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12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Ps 119:66
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66Teach me good judgment and knowledge; For I have believed in thy commandments.
Ps 119:75
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Ps 119:30-31
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30I have chosen the way of faithfulness: Thine ordinances have I set [before me].
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Prov 22:19
71%
19That thy trust may be in Jehovah, I have made [them] known to thee this day, even to thee.
Ps 102:12
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12But thou, O Jehovah, wilt abide for ever; And thy memorial [name] unto all generations.
Ps 119:93
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93I will never forget thy precepts; For with them thou hast quickened me.
Ps 111:8
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Ps 89:2
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2For I have said, Mercy shall be built up for ever; Thy faithfulness wilt thou establish in the very heavens.
Ps 119:125
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125I am thy servant; Give me understanding, That I may know thy testimonies.
Ps 90:2
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2Before the mountains were brought forth, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, Even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.
Ps 119:127
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127Therefore I love thy commandments Above gold, yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:13-15
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13With my lips have I declared All the ordinances of thy mouth.
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7Thou wilt keep them, O Jehovah, Thou wilt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Ps 139:1
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1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
Ps 119:95
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Ps 119:4
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4Thou hast commanded [us] thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.
Ps 119:33
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33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes; And I shall keep it unto the end.
Ps 25:6
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6Remember, O Jehovah, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindness; For they have been ever of old.
Ps 119:117
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117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Ps 119:106
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106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Ps 119:22
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22Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.