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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:63 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I am a companion
chaber (Hebrew #2270)
an associate
KJV usage: companion, fellow, knit together.
Pronounce: khaw-bare'
Origin: from 2266
o of all them that fear
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, and of them that keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thy precepts
piqquwd (Hebrew #6490)
from 6485; properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
KJV usage: commandment, precept, statute.
Pronounce: pik-kood'
Origin: or piqqud {pik-kood'}
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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved. (Prov. 13:20)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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a companion.
Psa. 119:79,115• 79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
 115Depart from me, ye evil-doers; and I will observe the commandments of my God. (Psa. 119:79,115)
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Psa. 16:3• 3To the saints that are on the earth, and to the excellent thou hast said, In them is all my delight. (Psa. 16:3)
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Psa. 101:6• 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. (Psa. 101:6)
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Psa. 142:7• 7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may celebrate thy name. The righteous shall surround me, because thou dealest bountifully with me. (Psa. 142:7)
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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved. (Prov. 13:20)
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Mal. 3:16‑18• 16Then they that feared Jehovah spoke often one to another; and Jehovah observed it, and heard, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Jehovah, and that thought upon his name.
 17And they shall be unto me a peculiar treasure, saith Jehovah of hosts, in the day that I prepare; and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
 18And ye shall return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. (Mal. 3:16‑18)
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2 Cor. 6:14‑17• 14Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation is there between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?
 15and what consent of Christ with Beliar, or what part for a believer along with an unbeliever?
 16and what agreement of God's temple with idols? for *ye* are the living God's temple; according as God has said, I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be to me a people.
 17Wherefore come out from the midst of them, and be separated, saith the Lord, and touch not what is unclean, and *I* will receive you; (2 Cor. 6:14‑17)
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1 John 1:3• 3that which we have seen and heard we report to you, that *ye* also may have fellowship with us; and our fellowship is indeed with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
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1 John 3:14• 14*We* know that we have passed from death to life, because we love the brethren. He who does not love his brother abides in death. (1 John 3:14)
• Freed from the bands of the wicked he finds that having the Lord for his portion brings him into fellowship with others that fear the Lord and keep His Word. (“Psalm 119:57-64: Division 8 (Cheth)” by H. Smith)
• But though we are and must be alone in faith, not in fellowship, when the Lord is our portion, we are a companion of thorn that fear Him and walk in His ways. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:25-72” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I am the companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.