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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:95 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The wicked
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
have waited
qavah (Hebrew #6960)
to bind together (perhaps by twisting), i.e. collect; (figuratively) to expect
KJV usage: gather (together), look, patiently, tarry, wait (for, on, upon).
Pronounce: kaw-vaw'
Origin: a primitive root
for me to destroy
'abad (Hebrew #6)
properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
KJV usage: break, destroy(- uction), + not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, X and surely, take, be undone, X utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
me: but I will consider
biyn (Hebrew #995)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
KJV usage: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
Pronounce: bene
Origin: a primitive root
thy testimonies
`edah (Hebrew #5713)
testimony
KJV usage: testimony, witness. Compare 5712.
Pronounce: ay-daw'
Origin: feminine of 5707 in its techn. sense
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Psa. 119:61,69,85‑87• 61Cords of wicked [men] surrounded me:{HR}Thy law I have not forgotten.
 69Proud [men] have forged falsehood against me;{HR}With a whole heart I will observe thy precepts.
 85Proud [men] dig for me pits,{HR}Which [is], not according to thy law.
 86All thy commandments [are] faithfulness:{HR}[With] falsehood do they persecute me. Help me.
 87They had almost consumed me in the earth ;{HR}But I did not forsake thy precepts. (Psa. 119:61,69,85‑87)
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Psa. 10:8‑10• 8He sitteth in the place of ambush of the villages;{HR}In the lurking places he slayeth the innocent;{HR}His eyes lurk for the wretched.
 9He lieth in wait in the secret place like a lion in his covert;{HR}He lieth in wait to catch the afflicted;{HR}He catcheth the afflicted when he draweth him into his net.
 10And he is crushed, he is brought low,{HR}The wretched hath fallen by his might. (Psa. 10:8‑10)
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Psa. 27:2• 2When evil doers drew near unto me to eat my flesh,{HR}Mine adversaries and mine enemies against me,{HR}They stumbled and fell. (Psa. 27:2)
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Psa. 37:32• 32The wicked [man] lieth in wait for the righteous [one]{HR}And seeketh to kill him. (Psa. 37:32)
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Psa. 38:12• 12And those who seek after my soul have laid snares,{HR}And those who seek my hurt have spoken mischievous things,{HR}And all the day do they meditate deceits. (Psa. 38:12)
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1 Sam. 23:20‑23• 20Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.
 21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion on me.
 22Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.
 23See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah. (1 Sam. 23:20‑23)
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2 Sam. 17:1‑4• 1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight;
 2and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only;
 3and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.
 4And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. (2 Sam. 17:1‑4)
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Matt. 26:3‑5• 3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas,
 4and took counsel together in order that they might seize Jesus by subtlety and kill him;
 5but they said, Not in the feast, that there be not a tumult among the people. (Matt. 26:3‑5)
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Acts 12:11• 11And Peter, on coming to himself, said, Now I know truly that [the] Lord sent forth his angel and took me out of Herod's hand and all the expectation of the people of the Jews. (Acts 12:11)
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Acts 23:21• 21Do not thou therefore yield to them, for there lie in ambush for him more than forty men of them, who put themselves under a curse neither to eat nor to drink, till they have slain him; and now they are ready looking for the promise from thee. (Acts 23:21)
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Acts 25:3• 3asking a favour that he would send for him to Jerusalem, laying wait to kill him on the way. (Acts 25:3)
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Psa. 119:24,31,111,125,129,167• 24Thy testimonies also [are] my delights,{HR}My counsellors .
 31I have cleaved unto thy testimonies:{HR}Jehovah, put me not to shame.
 111I inherit thy testimonies forever,{HR}For they [are] my heart's rejoicing.
 125Thy servant [am] I;{HR}Give me understanding,{HR}And I shall know thy testimonies.
 129Wonderful [are] thy testimonies:{HR}Therefore doth my soul observe them.
 167My soul keepeth thy testimonies,{HR}And I love them exceedingly. (Psa. 119:24,31,111,125,129,167)
• One sees how constantly the soul is seen in the presence of oppressing enemies; for the remnant will be so in the last days. In one sense we always are, but it applies often in evil days. “The wicked have waited for me to destroy me.” But the soul waits in peace, occupied with God's testimonies. And this does give peace and enables the soul to leave all to God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:73-120” by J.N. Darby)
• However, he still looks for final deliverance from his enemies, who have waited to destroy him. While waiting for God’s salvation, he finds his present strength in considering God’s testimonies (vs. 95). (“Psalm 119:89-96: Division 12 (Lamed)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The wicked have awaited me to destroy me; but I attend unto thy testimonies.

W. Kelly Translation

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For me have waited wicked [men] to destroy me:{HR}Thy testimonies I attend to.