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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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I will 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 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
: O forsake
`azab (Hebrew #5800)
to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.
KJV usage: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, X surely.
Pronounce: aw-zab'
Origin: a primitive root
me not utterly
m`od (Hebrew #3966)
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
KJV usage: diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), X louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very (+ much, sore), well.
Pronounce: meh-ode'
Origin: from the same as 181
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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I will.
Psa. 119:16,106,115• 16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
 106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
 115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. (Psa. 119:16,106,115)
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Josh. 24:15• 15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. (Josh. 24:15)
O forsake.
Psa. 119:116‑117,176• 116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
 117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
 176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. (Psa. 119:116‑117,176)
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Psa. 38:21‑22• 21Forsake me not, O Lord: O my God, be not far from me.
 22Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation. (Psa. 38:21‑22)
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Psa. 51:11• 11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. (Psa. 51:11)
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Phil. 4:13• 13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Phil. 4:13)
• Having cast himself upon God, the psalmist can say with confidence, “I will keep thy statutes,” though recognizing past failure, which leads to the cry, “O forsake me not utterly.” (“Psalm 119:1-8: Division 1 (Aleph)” by H. Smith)
• But it was a time when Israel had erred; hence here there is a special looking to God, not utterly giving them up. We see thus that the form of this psalm cannot apply to the Christian. He never expects to be utterly forsaken. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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I will keep thy statutes: forsake me not utterly.