Psalms 119:56

Authorized King James Version (1611)

This I had, because I kept thy precepts.

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About this Translation

Authorized King James Version (1611)

Formal EquivalenceBest for: Liturgical reading in traditional settings

🎯 Translation Approach

A formal, word-for-word oriented translation produced by committee in Early Modern English, emphasizing dignified, literary style and consistency with original-language forms.

Word-for-word

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Early Modern English register: Uses archaic pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est) and classical syntax.
Supplied-words italics: Words added for English clarity are often italicized to signal they are not directly in the source text.
Textual basis: Primarily translated from the Masoretic Hebrew Text (OT) and the Textus Receptus Greek (NT), reflecting the scholarship of its time.
Literary influence: Profound impact on English literature, rhetoric, and idiom for over four centuries.
Public domain status: Generally available for unrestricted use and distribution (with some exceptions in the UK Crown copyright context).

✅ Strengths

Literary beauty and poetic cadence
Historical and cultural influence
Consistency of phrasing helpful for memorization
Formal translation approach preserves structure
Widely used in traditional liturgy

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic vocabulary and syntax can hinder comprehension
Textual base (Masoretic Text and Textus Receptus) differs from many modern critical editions
Obsolete pronouns and verb endings (thee, thou, -eth, -est)
Non-contemporary idioms may obscure meaning for modern readers
Limited gender-inclusive language

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Readers who prefer traditional, poetic language
Liturgical traditions that use the KJV
Memorization and recitation
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Comparative translation study

Consider alternatives for

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Referenced Verses

Ps 18:18-22 : 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20 ¶ The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Ps 119:165 : 165 ¶ Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
1 John 3:19-24 : 19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. 20 ¶ For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we confidence toward God. 22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 ¶ And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 119:54-55
2 verses
81%
54¶ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55¶ I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Ps 119:166-168
3 verses
79%
166¶ LORD, I have hoped for thy salvation, and done thy commandments.
167¶ My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.
168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.
Ps 119:57-60
4 verses
78%
57¶ CHETH. [Thou art] my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
58¶ I intreated thy favour with [my] whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
59¶ I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Ps 119:99-102
4 verses
77%
99I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies [are] my meditation.
100I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts.
101¶ I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
102¶ I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:66-67
2 verses
77%
66Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.
67¶ Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.
Ps 119:10-11
2 verses
77%
10¶ With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11¶ Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:33-34
2 verses
76%
33¶ HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end.
34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.
Ps 119:106
76%
106¶ I have sworn, and I will perform [it], that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Ps 18:21-22
2 verses
76%
21For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22For all his judgments [were] before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Ps 119:4-5
2 verses
75%
4¶ Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Ps 119:69
75%
69¶ The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
2 Sam 22:22
75%
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Ps 119:13-16
4 verses
75%
13¶ With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
14I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches.
15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:45
75%
45¶ And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
Ps 119:129
75%
129¶ PE. Thy testimonies [are] wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
Ps 119:110-112
3 verses
75%
110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
111¶ Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.
112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, [even unto] the end.
Ps 119:93-94
2 verses
75%
93¶ I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.
94¶ I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:52
74%
52¶ I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
Ps 119:158-159
2 verses
74%
158¶ I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159¶ Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:87
74%
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Ps 119:127
74%
127¶ Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Ps 119:47
74%
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
Ps 119:22
73%
22¶ Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Ps 119:8
73%
8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:146
73%
146I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
Ps 119:173
73%
173¶ Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Ps 119:141
73%
141¶ I [am] small and despised: [yet] do not I forget thy precepts.
Ps 119:63
73%
63¶ I [am] a companion of all [them] that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
Ps 119:42
73%
42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.