Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless. New Living Translation Even perfection has its limits, but your commands have no limit. Mem English Standard Version I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. Berean Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit. King James Bible I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. New King James Version I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad. New American Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. NASB 1995 I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. Mem. NASB 1977 I have seen a limit to all perfection; Thy commandment is exceedingly broad. Legacy Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection; Your commandment is exceedingly broad. Amplified Bible I have seen that all [human] perfection has its limits [no matter how grand and perfect and noble]; Your commandment is exceedingly broad and extends without limits [into eternity]. Christian Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your command is without limit. Holman Christian Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your command is without limit. American Standard Version I have seen an end of all perfection; But thy commandment is exceeding broad. Contemporary English Version Nothing is completely perfect, except your teachings. English Revised Version I have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is exceeding broad. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have seen a limit to everything else, [but] your commandments have no limit. Good News Translation I have learned that everything has limits; but your commandment is perfect. International Standard Version I have observed that all things have their limit, but your commandment is very broad. Majority Standard Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit. NET Bible I realize that everything has its limits, but your commands are beyond full comprehension. New Heart English Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. Webster's Bible Translation I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad. World English Bible I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI have seen an end of all perfection, "" Your command [is] exceedingly broad! Young's Literal Translation Of all perfection I have seen an end, Broad is Thy command -- exceedingly! Smith's Literal Translation I saw the end to all perfection: thy command is exceeding broad. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleI have seen an end to all persecution: thy commandment is exceeding broad. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I have seen the limits of all perfection, but your commandment is without bounds. New Revised Standard Version I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have seen the futility of all things; but thy commandment is exceeding broad. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated I have seen the end of all things, the very end, and your commandment is greatly enlarged! OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917I have seen an end to every purpose; But Thy commandment is exceeding broad. Brenton Septuagint Translation I have seen an end of all perfection; but thy commandment is very broad. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…95The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies. 96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is without limit. 97Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation.… Cross References Romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. Matthew 5:18 For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Isaiah 40:8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” 1 Peter 1:25 but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you. James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work. Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him. John 17:17 Sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 2 Peter 1:19-21 We also have the word of the prophets as confirmed beyond doubt. And you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. / Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture comes from one’s own interpretation. / For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Matthew 24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away. Psalm 19:7-9 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. / The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. Luke 16:17 But it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away than for a single stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law. John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. / He was with God in the beginning. / Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. Treasury of Scripture I have seen an end of all perfection: but your commandment is exceeding broad. I have seen. Psalm 39:5,6 Behold, thou hast made my days as an handbreadth; and mine age is as nothing before thee: verily every man at his best state is altogether vanity. Selah… 1 Samuel 9:2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. 1 Samuel 17:8,49-51 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your battle in array? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come down to me… but thy Psalm 19:7,8 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple… Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind… Jump to Previous Boundless Broad Command Commandment Commands Complete Earth End Exceeding Exceedingly Limit MEM Perfection Purpose Teaching WideJump to Next Boundless Broad Command Commandment Commands Complete Earth End Exceeding Exceedingly Limit MEM Perfection Purpose Teaching WidePsalm 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 I have seen The phrase "I have seen" suggests a personal experience or revelation. In Hebrew, the word used here is "ra'ah," which means to perceive or understand. This implies that the psalmist has gained insight through observation and reflection. Historically, this could be seen as the psalmist's meditation on the limitations of human endeavors and achievements, which are often visible and tangible. an end to all perfection but Your commandment is without limit "Who keeps a spirit wholly true To that ideal which he bears?" But in the word end in Hebrew, as in English, there is a limitation in time, as in space (see Job 26:10; Job 28:3; comp. Symmachus, "I have seen the end of all settled things"), and the Prayer Book version may really give the psalmist's thought as indicating the difference between mere change and progress. "The old order changeth, yielding place to new, And God fulfils Himself in many ways, Lest one good custom should corrupt the world." TENNYSON: Morte d'Arthur. . . . Verse 96. - I have seen an end of all perfection; i.e. to all other perfection I have seen, and see, a limit; but there is no limit to the perfection of thy Law. Thy commandment is exceeding broad. Unlimited - measureless in its range. It inculcates on man an absolute perfection.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew I have seenרָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see an end קֵ֑ץ (qêṣ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7093: An extremity, after to all לְֽכָל (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every perfection, תִּ֭כְלָה (tiḵ·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8502: Completeness, perfection but Your commandment מִצְוָתְךָ֣ (miṣ·wā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment is without limit. מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily Links Psalm 119:96 NIVPsalm 119:96 NLT Psalm 119:96 ESV Psalm 119:96 NASB Psalm 119:96 KJV Psalm 119:96 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:96 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:96 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:96 French Bible Psalm 119:96 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:96 I have seen a limit to all (Psalm Ps Psa.) |