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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/119.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />My soul <i>is</i> continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />My life <i>is</i> continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />My life is continually in my hand, Yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My life is constantly in danger, yet I do not forget your instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />My life is constantly in danger, yet I do not forget Your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I never forget your teachings, although my life is always in danger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand; yet do I not forget thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I always take my life into my own hands, but I never forget your teachings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I am always ready to risk my life; I have not forgotten your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I do not forget your instruction. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />My life is in continual danger, but I do not forget your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won't forget your Law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand: yet I do not forget thy law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand, yet I won’t forget your law. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />My soul [is] in my hand continually, "" And I have not forgotten Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> My soul is in my hand continually, And Thy law I have not forgotten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />My soul is in my hand always, and I, forgot not thy law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hands: and I have not forgotten thy law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:109>My soul is always in my hands, and I have not forgotten your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />My life is always at risk, but I do not forget your law. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />My soul is continually in thy hands; I do not forget thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />My soul is in your hands always and I have not forgotten your Law.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />My soul is continually in my hand; Yet have I not forgotten Thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />My soul is continually in thine hands; and I have not forgotten thy law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-109.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15593" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">108</span>Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments. <span class="reftext">109</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8548.htm" title="8548: ṯā·mîḏ (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to stretch; properly, continuance; but used only constant; ellipt. The regular sacrifice.">I constantly take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nap̄·šî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">my life</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: ḇə·ḵap·pî (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">in my hands,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">yet I do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forget</a> <a href="/hebrew/8451.htm" title="8451: wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Direction, instruction, law. Or torah; from yarah; a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch.">Your law.</a> </span><span class="reftext">110</span>The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a></span><br />Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-28.htm">Matthew 10:28</a></span><br />Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-8.htm">2 Corinthians 4:8-9</a></span><br />We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/13-14.htm">Job 13:14</a></span><br />Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-4.htm">Luke 12:4-5</a></span><br />I tell you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. / But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-12.htm">2 Timothy 1:12</a></span><br />For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-35.htm">Romans 8:35-39</a></span><br />Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-19.htm">1 Peter 4:19</a></span><br />So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-32.htm">Hebrews 10:32-34</a></span><br />Remember the early days that you were in the light. In those days, you endured a great conflict in the face of suffering. / Sometimes you were publicly exposed to ridicule and persecution; at other times you were partners with those who were so treated. / You sympathized with those in prison and joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property, knowing that you yourselves had a better and permanent possession.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-24.htm">Acts 20:24</a></span><br />But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-20.htm">Philippians 1:20-21</a></span><br />I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. / For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-8.htm">2 Corinthians 1:8-10</a></span><br />We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the hardships we encountered in the province of Asia. We were under a burden far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. / Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead. / He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a></span><br />He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/27-6.htm">Job 27:6</a></span><br />I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Jeremiah 26:14</a></span><br />As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget your law.</p><p class="hdg">my soul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Judges 12:3</a></b></br> And when I saw that ye delivered <i>me</i> not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a></b></br> For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest <i>it</i>, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/20-3.htm">1 Samuel 20:3</a></b></br> And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly <i>as</i> the LORD liveth, and <i>as</i> thy soul liveth, <i>there is</i> but a step between me and death.</p><p class="hdg">yet do I not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Psalm 119:83,117,152</a></b></br> For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; <i>yet</i> do I not forget thy statutes… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/109-19.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/psalms/119-44.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/108-6.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/psalms/119-93.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/119-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-101.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/119-92.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/119-83.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/21-28.htm">Constantly</a> <a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/119-114.htm">Danger</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/119-139.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-117.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/119-126.htm">Law</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Won't</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, the faithful often faced persecution or danger for their beliefs, as seen in the lives of figures like David, who was pursued by Saul (<a href="/1_samuel/19.htm">1 Samuel 19:1-2</a>), and Daniel, who faced the lions' den (<a href="/daniel/6-16.htm">Daniel 6:16-22</a>). The expression "take my life in my hands" suggests a willingness to risk one's life for a higher purpose, echoing the commitment of early Christians who faced martyrdom. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who willingly laid down His life for humanity (<a href="/john/10-17.htm">John 10:17-18</a>).<p><b>yet I do not forget Your law</b><br>Despite the dangers and uncertainties, the psalmist remains steadfast in remembering and adhering to God's law. This reflects a deep commitment to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which were central to Jewish life and worship. The law was not just a set of rules but a guide for living in covenant relationship with God. The psalmist's dedication to God's law is reminiscent of Joshua's charge to meditate on the law day and night (<a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a>) and the blessed man in <a href="/psalms/1.htm">Psalm 1</a> who delights in the law of the Lord. This commitment is also prophetic of Jesus Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the law (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and taught its true meaning. The psalmist's resolve serves as an example for believers to prioritize God's word, even in the face of adversity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep devotion to God's law amidst personal trials.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine author of the law, whose statutes the psalmist is committed to remembering and following.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a></b><br>Refers to the Torah or the teachings and commandments given by God, which the psalmist holds in high regard.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_word.htm">Commitment to God's Word</a></b><br>The psalmist's unwavering dedication to God's law, even when life is at risk, serves as a model for believers to prioritize Scripture in all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_adversity.htm">Courage in Adversity</a></b><br>Taking one's life in hand implies facing danger. Believers are encouraged to remain steadfast in their faith, trusting in God's protection and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/memory_and_meditation.htm">Memory and Meditation</a></b><br>The act of not forgetting God's law suggests a discipline of regular meditation and memorization of Scripture, which strengthens faith and provides guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_over_fear.htm">Faith Over Fear</a></b><br>The psalmist's example teaches that faith in God's promises should outweigh the fear of life's uncertainties and challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'i_die_daily'_mean.htm">What is the longest chapter in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_new_teachings_align_with_psalm_119.htm">In the New Testament, certain laws seem superseded by new teachings (e.g., Hebrews 8:13); how does this harmonize with Psalm 119's emphasis on the perpetuity of God's law (Psalm 119)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_faithful_suffer.htm">The psalm insists that following God's laws brings peace and protection, yet other Bible passages show faithful people enduring suffering and persecution (Psalm 119:165).</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_david's_psalms.htm">What are the key themes in the Psalms of David?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(109) <span class= "bld">My soul.</span>--For this figure of peril see <a href="/judges/12-3.htm" title="And when I saw that you delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: why then are you come up to me this day, to fight against me?">Judges 12:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm" title="For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel: you saw it, and did rejoice: why then will you sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?">1Samuel 19:5</a>, &c.<p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 109.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">My soul is continually in my hand</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. my life is in constant jeopardy (comp. <a href="/judges/12-3.htm">Judges 12:3</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/19-5.htm">1 Samuel 19:5</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/28-21.htm">1 Samuel 28:21</a>). Yet do I not forget thy Law (comp. vers. 16, 83, 93, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-109.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I constantly [take]</span><br /><span class="heb">תָמִ֑יד</span> <span class="translit">(ṯā·mîḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8548.htm">Strong's 8548: </a> </span><span class="str2">Continuance, constant, ellipt, the regular, sacrifice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my life</span><br /><span class="heb">נַפְשִׁ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(nap̄·šî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><br /><span class="word">in my hands,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְכַפִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḵap·pî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">yet I do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forget</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your law.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝תֽוֹרָתְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8451.htm">Strong's 8451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Direction, instruction, law</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-109.htm">Psalm 119:109 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-109.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:109 My soul is continually in my hand (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-108.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:108"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:108" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-110.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:110"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:110" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>