Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This has been my practice: I obey your precepts. New Living Translation This is how I spend my life: obeying your commandments. Heth English Standard Version This blessing has fallen to me, that I have kept your precepts. Berean Standard Bible This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts. King James Bible This I had, because I kept thy precepts. New King James Version This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts. New American Standard Bible This has become mine, That I comply with Your precepts. NASB 1995 This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts. Heth. NASB 1977 This has become mine, That I observe Thy precepts. Legacy Standard Bible This has become mine, That I observe Your precepts. Amplified Bible This has become mine [as the gift of Your grace], That I observe Your precepts [accepting them with loving obedience]. Christian Standard Bible This is my practice: I obey your precepts. Holman Christian Standard Bible This is my practice: I obey Your precepts. American Standard Version This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. Contemporary English Version You have blessed me because I have always followed your teachings. English Revised Version This I have had, because I kept thy precepts. GOD'S WORD® Translation This has happened to me because I have obeyed your guiding principles. Good News Translation I find my happiness in obeying your commands. International Standard Version I have made it my personal responsibility to keep your precepts. Majority Standard Bible This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts. NET Bible This has been my practice, for I observe your precepts. New Heart English Bible This is my way, that I keep your precepts. Webster's Bible Translation This I had, because I kept thy precepts. World English Bible This is my way, that I keep your precepts. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThis has been to me, "" That I have kept Your precepts! Young's Literal Translation This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept! Smith's Literal Translation This shall be to me, for I watched thy charges. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThis happened to me: because I sought after thy justifications. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible This is my good fortune, for I have kept your precepts. New Revised Standard Version This blessing has fallen to me, for I have kept your precepts. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleI have been comforted because I kept thy commandments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And I am comforted because I have kept your commandments. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917This I have had, That I have kept Thy precepts. Brenton Septuagint Translation This I had, because I diligently sought thine ordinances. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…55In the night, O LORD, I remember Your name, that I may keep Your law. 56This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts. 57The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.… Cross References Deuteronomy 6:6-9 These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. / Tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. ... Joshua 1:8 This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do. James 1:22-25 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. / For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, / and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. ... John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or set foot on the path of sinners, or sit in the seat of mockers. / But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. / He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does. Matthew 7:24-27 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock. / But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. ... Romans 2:13 For it is not the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but it is the doers of the law who will be declared righteous. Luke 11:28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” Proverbs 3:1-2 My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments; / for they will add length to your days, years and peace to your life. 1 John 2:3-6 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: ... 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. Psalm 19:7-11 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. ... 1 Peter 1:14-16 As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance. / But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, / for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” 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. Philippians 4:9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me, put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you. Treasury of Scripture This I had, because I kept your precepts. because Psalm 119:165 Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them. Psalm 18:18-22 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay… 1 John 3:19-24 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him… Jump to Previous Blessing Fallen Heart Kept Obey Observe Observed Orders Practice Precepts True. WayJump to Next Blessing Fallen Heart Kept Obey Observe Observed Orders Practice Precepts True. WayPsalm 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 This is my practice The psalmist refers to a habitual action or lifestyle. In the context of Psalm 119, this practice involves a deep commitment to God's Word. The Hebrew culture emphasized the importance of daily meditation and adherence to the Torah, which was central to Jewish life and worship. This practice is not merely ritualistic but is a reflection of a heart devoted to God. The idea of practice here can be linked to the concept of spiritual discipline, which is echoed in the New Testament, such as in 1 Timothy 4:7-8, where believers are encouraged to train themselves in godliness. for I obey Your precepts Persons / Places / Events 1. PsalmistThe author of Psalm 119, traditionally believed to be King David, though the exact authorship is uncertain. The psalmist is expressing a deep commitment to God's laws. 2. God The central figure to whom the psalmist is speaking, emphasizing a relationship based on obedience and reverence. 3. Israel The nation to which the psalmist belongs, often seen as the recipient of God's laws and precepts. 4. Precepts The commandments or instructions given by God, which the psalmist is committed to following. 5. Psalm 119 The longest chapter in the Bible, focusing on the beauty and importance of God's law. Teaching Points Commitment to God's WordThe psalmist's practice of obeying God's precepts serves as a model for believers to prioritize God's Word in their daily lives. Consistency in Obedience The phrase "This is my practice" suggests a habitual and consistent approach to following God's commands, encouraging believers to develop regular spiritual disciplines. Joy in Obedience Obedience to God's precepts is not portrayed as a burden but as a source of joy and fulfillment, inviting believers to find delight in God's commandments. Relationship with God The psalmist's obedience is rooted in a personal relationship with God, reminding believers that following God's laws is an expression of love and devotion. Reflection and Meditation Encourages believers to reflect on their own practices and consider how they can align more closely with God's precepts.(56) This I had, because . . .--Literally, This was to me, &c, i.e., this consoling recollection of the mercies of God, of His covenant grace, was to him, happened, or came to him, in consequence of his habitual obedience. Virtue is indeed then most its own reward, in times of quiet reflection, like the night, when to the guilty come remorse and apprehension, but to the good man "calm thoughts regular as infant's breath." Verse 56. - This I had, because I kept thy precepts; rather, this I have, that I keep thy precepts; i.e. this one thing I have, and it is my best and dearest possession, that I keep thy commandments. |
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