Psalm 119:54
New International Version
Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.

New Living Translation
Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived.

English Standard Version
Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.

Berean Standard Bible
Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.

King James Bible
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

New King James Version
Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

New American Standard Bible
Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

NASB 1995
Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

NASB 1977
Thy statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

Legacy Standard Bible
Your statutes have become my songs In the house of my sojourning.

Amplified Bible
Your statutes are my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

Christian Standard Bible
Your statutes are the theme of my song during my earthly life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your statutes are the theme of my song during my earthly life.

American Standard Version
Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

Contemporary English Version
No matter where I am, your teachings fill me with songs.

English Revised Version
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your laws have become like psalms to me in this place where I am only a foreigner.

Good News Translation
During my brief earthly life I compose songs about your commands.

International Standard Version
Your statutes are my songs, no matter where I make my home.

Majority Standard Bible
Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.

NET Bible
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.

New Heart English Bible
Your statutes have been my songs, in the house where I live.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

World English Bible
Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your statutes have been songs to me, "" In the house of my sojournings.

Young's Literal Translation
Songs have been to me Thy statutes, In the house of my sojournings.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy laws were musics to me in the house of my sojourning.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thy justifications were the subject of my song, in the place of my pilgrimage.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Your justifications were the subject of my worthy singing, in the place of my pilgrimage.

New American Bible
Your statutes become my songs wherever I make my home.

New Revised Standard Version
Your statutes have been my songs wherever I make my home.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Your commandments have been my song in the house of my pilgrimage.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thy statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thine ordinances were my sons in the place of my sojourning.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law. 54Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage. 55In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law.…

Cross References
Hebrews 11:13
All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Philippians 3:20
But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,

2 Corinthians 5:6-8
Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord. / For we walk by faith, not by sight. / We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

John 17:14-16
I have given them Your word and the world has hated them. For they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. / I am not asking that You take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the evil one. / They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.

Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

1 John 2:15-17
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Matthew 5:12
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.

Hebrews 13:14
For here we do not have a permanent city, but we are looking for the city that is to come.

Genesis 47:9
“My travels have lasted 130 years,” Jacob replied. “My years have been few and hard, and they have not matched the years of the travels of my fathers.”

Exodus 15:1-2
Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. / The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.

Deuteronomy 31:19
Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

1 Chronicles 16:9
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

Job 19:25-27
But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!


Treasury of Scripture

Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.

Psalm 89:1
Maschil of Ethan the Ezrahite. I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.

Psalm 10:1
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?

Genesis 47:9
And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.

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Psalm 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














Your statutes
The term "statutes" in Hebrew is "חֻקֶּיךָ" (chuqqecha), which refers to decrees or laws that are established and unchanging. In the context of Psalm 119, the psalmist expresses a deep reverence for God's laws, viewing them as divine instructions that guide life. Historically, statutes were seen as binding and authoritative, reflecting God's will and character. For the believer, these statutes are not merely rules but are seen as a reflection of God's eternal truth and wisdom, providing a foundation for righteous living.

are my songs
The phrase "are my songs" suggests a personal and emotional connection to God's statutes. In Hebrew, "songs" is "זְמִרוֹת" (zemirot), which implies not just any song, but songs of praise and joy. The psalmist finds delight and inspiration in God's laws, so much so that they become the subject of his songs. This reflects a heart that is in tune with God, finding joy and comfort in His word. Historically, songs were a means of memorizing and meditating on scripture, allowing the faithful to internalize God's word deeply.

in the house of my pilgrimage
The term "house of my pilgrimage" refers to the psalmist's life journey, often seen as a temporary sojourn on earth. The Hebrew word for "pilgrimage" is "מְגוּרָי" (megurai), which can mean a dwelling place or a temporary residence. This reflects the biblical understanding that life on earth is transient, and believers are on a journey towards their eternal home with God. The psalmist finds solace and guidance in God's statutes during this pilgrimage, indicating that God's word is a constant companion and source of strength throughout life's journey. This perspective encourages believers to view their earthly life as a temporary passage, with God's word as their guide and comfort.

(54) Songs.--Or, Thy statutes were my music in the house of my sojournings. Possibly with reference to the exile (comp. Psalm 137:4), but with comparison with Psalm 119:9 (see Note), more probably the reference is to the transitoriness of human life. In connection with the next verse comp. Job 35:10.

Verse 54. - Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage; literally, songs have thy statutes been to me in the house of my sojournings. I have made thy statutes the theme of my songs, as they are of this present one. "The house of my sojournings" is either this present world, where all men are "strangers and pilgrims" (Hebrews 11:13), or perhaps some foreign land in which the writer had been a sojourner.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your statutes
חֻקֶּ֗יךָ (ḥuq·qe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

are
הָֽיוּ־ (hā·yū-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

songs
זְ֭מִרוֹת (zə·mi·rō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2158: A song

to me
לִ֥י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

in the house
בְּבֵ֣ית (bə·ḇêṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of my pilgrimage.
מְגוּרָֽי׃ (mə·ḡū·rāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 4033: A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning


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