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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 shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. (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 have known thy testimonies.
 115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. (Psa. 119:79,115)
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Psa. 16:3• 3But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom 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 praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. (Psa. 142:7)
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Prov. 13:20• 20He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. (Prov. 13:20)
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Mal. 3:16‑18• 16Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
 17And they shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him.
 18Then shall ye 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 ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
 15And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
 16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
 17Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; 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 declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. (1 John 1:3)
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1 John 3:14• 14We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth 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.