Psalms 119:136
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.”
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BSBPD
“My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Rivers of waters run down mine eyes, because they keep not thy law.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. צ TSADHE.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:136 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 15:11“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.
- Ezra 10:1While Ezra prayed and made this confession, weeping and falling facedown before the house of God, a very large assembly of Israelites—men, women, and children—gathered around him, and the people wept bitterly as well.
- Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
- Psalms 119:158I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people.
- Jeremiah 9:18Let them come quickly and take up a lament over us, that our eyes may overflow with tears, and our eyelids may gush with water.
- Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
- Jeremiah 14:17You are to speak this word to them: ‘My eyes overflow with tears; day and night they do not cease, for the virgin daughter of my people has been shattered by a crushing blow, a severely grievous wound.
- Ezekiel 9:4“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”
- Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
- Romans 9:2I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
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