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Psa. 119:155 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Salvation
yshuw`ah (Hebrew #3444)
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
KJV usage: deliverance, health, help(-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare.
Pronounce: yesh-oo'-aw
Origin: feminine passive participle of 3467
is far
rachowq (Hebrew #7350)
from 7368; remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
KJV usage: (a-)far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.
Pronounce: raw-khoke'
Origin: or rachoq {raw-khoke'}
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rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
: for they seek
darash (Hebrew #1875)
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely.
Pronounce: daw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
not thy statutes
choq (Hebrew #2706)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV usage: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Pronounce: khoke
Origin: from 2710
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Luke 16:24• 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:24)

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Psa. 18:27• 27For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. (Psa. 18:27)
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Job 5:4• 4His children are far from safety, and they are crushed in the gate, neither is there any to deliver them. (Job 5:4)
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Isa. 46:12• 12Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness: (Isa. 46:12)
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Isa. 57:19• 19I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him. (Isa. 57:19)
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Eph. 2:17‑18• 17And came and preached peace to you which were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
 18For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. (Eph. 2:17‑18)
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Psa. 10:4• 4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts. (Psa. 10:4)
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Job 21:14‑15• 14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
 15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him? (Job 21:14‑15)
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Prov. 1:7• 7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (Prov. 1:7)
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Luke 16:24• 24And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. (Luke 16:24)
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Rom. 3:11• 11There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. (Rom. 3:11)
• (vv. 155-157) Surrounded by the wicked, who have no respect for God’s Word, and who hate and persecute the godly, he remains faithful to God; as he says, “Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.” He finds that his enemies are “many” (JND). Again he appeals to be quickened, or sustained in a life according to the Word. (“Psalm 119:153-160: Divison 20 (Resh)” by H. Smith)
• Salvation is needed, i.e., present deliverance, but it is far from the wicked. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:121-176” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not thy statutes.