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Psalms 119:112
112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end.
Psalms 119:112 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
- New International Version (NIV)My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.
Context of Psalms 119:112
110The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I do not wander from Your precepts. 111I have taken Your testimonies as a heritage forever, For they are the joy of my heart. I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end. 113I hate those who are double-minded, But I love and treasure Your law. 114You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for Your word.
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נָטִ֣יתִי לִ֭בִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת חֻקֶּ֗יךָ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֵֽקֶב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:112
- Psalms 119:36Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain and envy.
- Psalms 141:4Do not incline my heart to [consent to or tolerate] any evil thing, Or to practice deeds of wickedness With men who plan and do evil; And let me not eat of their delicacies (be tempted by their gain).
- Joshua 24:23“Now then, remove the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your hearts toward the Lord, the God of Israel.”
- 1 Kings 8:58that He may guide our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways [following Him] and to keep His commandments, His statutes, and His precepts which He commanded our fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3But there are some good things found in you, for you have removed the Asherim (idols) from the land and you have set your heart to seek God [with all your soul’s desire].”
- Philippians 2:13For it is [not your strength, but it is] God who is effectively at work in you, both to will and to work [that is, strengthening, energizing, and creating in you the longing and the ability to fulfill your purpose] for His good pleasure.
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I will [steadfastly] observe it to the end.
- 1 Peter 1:13So prepare your minds for action, be completely sober [in spirit—steadfast, self-disciplined, spiritually and morally alert], fix your hope completely on the grace [of God] that is coming to you when Jesus Christ is revealed.
- Revelation 2:10Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:112
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 112I have inclined mine heart - I used the power God gave me, and turned to his testimonies with all mine heart. When we work with God, we can do all things.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 112I have inclined mine heart - The Hebrew word means properly “to stretch out”; “to extend” - as the hand. Exodus 8:6, Exodus 8:17. Then it means to incline, to bow, to depress. Here the idea is, that he had “given” that “direction” to the inclinations of his heart; he had resolved or purposed. He refers to an act of choice on his part, meaning that he had preferred this course, or that he had made this a solemn intention. Though every right inclination of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 105-112Verses 105-112 The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is often afflicted; but with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 108-112freewill offerings of my mouth: This Hebrew expression is unique in the Old Testament (compare Psalm 50:23). The psalmist is vulnerable to his opponents because of his commitment to a wise life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 111-112111-112. These he joyfully takes as his perpetual heritage, to perform the duties and receive the comforts they teach, evermore. SAMECH. (Psa 119:113-120).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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