The Meaning of Psalms 119:69 Explained

Psalms 119:69

KJV: The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.

YLT: Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts.

Darby: The proud have forged falsehood against me: I will observe thy precepts with my whole heart.

ASV: The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The proud  have forged  a lie  against me: [but] I will keep  thy precepts  with [my] whole heart. 

What does Psalms 119:69 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:65-80 - Profiting From Affliction
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; it is good for me that I have been afflicted; thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Here is the far-off interest of our tears. God measures out our sorrows and the trials which cause them. But our condition requires the stern and bitter regimen. The stone must be cut by the lapidary. The heavy clouds, with their drenching showers, must hang over the landscape. The fire must cleanse the metal. If need be, ye suffer heaviness through many temptations. Yes, there is a need-be, and only if need be, for He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. It is His strange work, Isaiah 28:21. The very least and the very greatest sorrows that befall us are provided, or permitted, by his unspeakable love. If we be without chastisement, whereof all children are partakers, then are we bastard and not sons, Hebrews 12:8. But amid the affliction, his loving-kindness always waits upon our comfort, Psalms 119:76. "God, that comforteth those that are cast down," says the Apostle, "comforted us by the coming of Titus," 2 Corinthians 7:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 119

1  This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience
2  Aleph
9  Beth
17  Gimel
25  Daleth
33  He
41  Waw
49  Zayin
57  Heth
65  Teth
73  Yodh
81  Kaph
89  Lamedh
97  Mem
105  Nun
113  Samekh
121  Ayin
129  Pe
137  Tsadhe
145  Qoph
153  Resh
161  Sin and Shin
169  Taw

What do the individual words in Psalms 119:69 mean?

Have forged against me a lie the presumptuous I with whole [my] heart [But] will keep Your precepts
טָפְל֬וּ עָלַ֣י שֶׁ֣קֶר זֵדִ֑ים אֲ֝נִ֗י בְּכָל־ לֵ֤ב ׀ אֱצֹּ֬ר פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ

טָפְל֬וּ  Have  forged 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: טָפַל  
Sense: (Qal) to smear, plaster over, stick, glue.
עָלַ֣י  against  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
שֶׁ֣קֶר  a  lie 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֶׁקֶר  
Sense: lie, deception, disappointment, falsehood.
זֵדִ֑ים  the  presumptuous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: זֵד  
Sense: arrogant, proud, insolent, presumptuous.
בְּכָל־  with  whole 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
לֵ֤ב ׀  [my]  heart 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
אֱצֹּ֬ר  [But]  will  keep 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: נְצוּרִים 
Sense: to guard, watch, watch over, keep.
פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ  Your  precepts 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: פִּקּוּדִים  
Sense: precept, statute.