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Psalms 119:164
164I praise you seven times each day, because of your righteous rules.
Psalms 119:164 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Seven times a day I praise you for your righteous rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:164
162Your teaching makes me very happy. I am like someone who has found great riches. 163I hate all kinds of lies, but I love your Law. I praise you seven times each day, because of your righteous rules. 165People who love your Law have peace in their minds. Nothing will cause them to fall down. 166Lord, I trust you to save me, as I obey your commands.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:164 word by word
שֶׁ֣בַע בַּ֭יּוֹם הִלַּלְתִּ֑יךָ עַ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:164
- Psalms 119:62I get up in the middle of the night to praise you. I thank you for your fair rules.
- Psalms 55:17I will weep and cry to him, morning, noon and night. He will listen to what I say.
- Psalms 48:11Because you judge people in a right way, Mount Zion and all the towns of Judah will be happy.
- Psalms 97:8When Zion's people hear about it, they will be happy. Yes, the people of Judah will be very happy! They will be happy, Lord, because you bring justice.
- Revelation 19:2Everything that he decides is right and fair. He has punished that great prostitute. She led people on the earth to do wicked things. She murdered God's servants with her own hands. But now God has punished her as she deserves.’
Commentaries on Psalms 119:164
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 164Seven times a day - The word seven may be used here, as it is often in the Scriptures, indefinitely to denote many, or often. There is, however, nothing which makes it necessary to understand it in this sense. The number of times in which it is proper and profitable to engage in secret or public devotion is nowhere specified in the Scriptures, but it is left, under a general direction, to be determined by each one as he shall find it desirable and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 161-168Verses 161-168 Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word, will rather endure the wrath of man, than break the law of God. By the word of God we are unspeakable gainers. Every man hates to have a lie told him, but we should more hate telling a lie; by the latter we give an affront to God. The more we see the beauty of truth, the more we shall see the hateful deformity of a lie. We are to praise God even for afflictions; through grace we get good from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 161-164my heart fears … I rejoice: Fear, trembling, and joy show the psalmist’s devotion to God. God’s word is a treasure (great spoil). In the Old Testament, the number seven represents wholeness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 161-165161-165. (Compare Psa 119:46, 86). awe--reverential, not slavish fear, which could not coexist with love (Psa 119:163; 1Jo 4:8). Instead of fearing his persecutors, he fears God's Word alone (Lu 12:4, 5). The Jews inscribe in the first page of the great Bible (Ge 28:17), "How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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