Psalms 119:68

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ Thou [art] good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.

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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

4/5

Readability

2/5

💎 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
Students of English literature and history
Comparative translation study

Consider alternatives for

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Referenced Verses

Ps 106:1 : 1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Ps 107:1 : 1 ¶ O give thanks unto the LORD, for [he is] good: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
Ps 119:12 : 12 ¶ Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Matt 19:17 : 17 And he said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good?› [there is] ‹none good but one,› [that is], ‹God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.›
Ps 86:5 : 5 For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Mark 10:18 : 18 And Jesus said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good?› [there is] ‹none good but one,› [that is], ‹God.›
Luke 18:19 : 19 And Jesus said unto him, ‹Why callest thou me good? none› [is] ‹good, save one,› [that is], ‹God.›
Exod 33:18-19 : 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
Exod 34:6-7 : 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth [generation].
Ps 25:8-9 : 8 ¶ Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Ps 119:26 : 26 ¶ I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Ps 145:7-9 : 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
Isa 63:7 : 7 ¶ I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.
Matt 5:45 : 45 ‹That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.›

Similar Verses (AI)

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Ps 119:12
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12 ¶ Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:64-67
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64 ¶ The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes.
65 ¶ TETH. Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
66 Teach 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 119:124-125
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124 ¶ Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
125 I [am] thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Ps 119:71-73
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71 ¶ It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 ¶ The law of thy mouth [is] better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 ¶ JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
Ps 119:26-27
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26 ¶ I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
Ps 143:10
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10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou [art] my God: thy spirit [is] good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Ps 119:33-34
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33 ¶ HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it [unto] the end.
34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with [my] whole heart.
Ps 119:171
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171 ¶ My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught me thy statutes.
Ps 25:8
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8 ¶ Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Ps 119:102
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102 ¶ I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
Ps 119:7-8
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7 ¶ I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
Ps 119:108
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108 ¶ Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments.
Ps 119:135
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135 ¶ Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; and teach me thy statutes.
Ps 119:137-138
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137 ¶ TZADDI. Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, and upright [are] thy judgments.
138 Thy testimonies [that] thou hast commanded [are] righteous and very faithful.
Ps 94:12
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12 ¶ Blessed [is] the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
Ps 119:117-119
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117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 ¶ Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Ps 125:4
71%
4 ¶ Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts.
Ps 119:75-76
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75 ¶ I know, O LORD, that thy judgments [are] right, and [that] thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 ¶ Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Ps 119:39-40
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39 ¶ Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments [are] good.
40 ¶ Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Ps 119:4-5
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4 ¶ Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Ps 119:159
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159 ¶ Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
Ps 119:168
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168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways [are] before thee.
Ps 119:57-58
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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.
Ps 119:88
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88 ¶ Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Ps 119:156
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156 ¶ Great [are] thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
Ps 71:17
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17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.
Ps 86:5
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5 For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Ps 119:142
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142 ¶ Thy righteousness [is] an everlasting righteousness, and thy law [is] the truth.
Ps 119:16
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16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Ps 119:69
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69 ¶ The proud have forged a lie against me: [but] I will keep thy precepts with [my] whole heart.
Ps 119:94
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94 ¶ I [am] thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Ps 119:86
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86 All thy commandments [are] faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
Ps 25:5
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5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou [art] the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Ps 119:54
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54 ¶ Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.