Psalms 119:2

Psalms 119:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!

Context of Psalms 119:2

1How blessed and favored by God are those whose way is blameless [those with personal integrity, the upright, the guileless], Who walk in the law [and who are guided by the precepts and revealed will] of the Lord. Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. 3They do no unrighteousness; They walk in His ways. 4You have ordained Your precepts, That we should follow them with [careful] diligence.

Psalms 119:2 word by word

אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedאֶ֫שֶׁר'esher · blessedH835
• they that keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• his testimoniesעֵדָה‛êdâh · testimonyH5713
• seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• him with the whole heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Psalms 119:2

• Psalms 119:22Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies.
• Psalms 25:10All the paths of the Lord are lovingkindness and goodness and truth and faithfulness To those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
• Psalms 105:45So that they might observe His precepts And keep His laws [obediently accepting and honoring and valuing them]. Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
• Deuteronomy 6:17You shall diligently keep [foremost in your thoughts and actively do] the commandments of the Lord your God, and His testimonies and His statutes which He has commanded you.
• 1 Kings 2:3Keep the charge of the Lord your God, [that is, fulfill your obligation to] walk in His ways, keep His statutes, His commandments, His precepts, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, so that you may succeed in everything that you do and wherever you turn,
• Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart And let your eyes delight in my ways,
• Ezekiel 36:27I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My ordinances and do them.
• John 14:23Jesus answered, “If anyone [really] loves Me, he will keep My word (teaching); and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling place with him.
• 1 John 3:20whenever our heart convicts us [in guilt]; for God is greater than our heart and He knows all things [nothing is hidden from Him because we are in His hands].
• Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You]; Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].
• Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul.
• 2 Chronicles 31:21Every work which he began in the service of the house of God in keeping with the law and the commandment, seeking and inquiring of his God [and longing for Him], he did with all his heart and prospered.
• Jeremiah 29:13Then [with a deep longing] you will seek Me and require Me [as a vital necessity] and [you will] find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies - His commandments or laws, considered as what he bears witness to concerning that which is just, wise, good. Every law of a parent is to his children a testimony on his part of what is wise and right and good; and so every law of God is his solemn testimony as to what is right and good for man. See Psalm 19:7, note; Psalm 25:10, note. And that seek him with the whole heart - With a sincere desire to know his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Wise people are happy. They have integrity (see Psalm 84:11) and follow God's guidance. They obey God's teachings and seek them with complete devotion (see Psalm 27:7; 119:10, 45, 94, 155). They reject all evil forms. Compare Psalm 1:1–2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. testimonies--The word of God is so called, because in it He testifies for truth and against sin. seek him--that is, a knowledge of Him, with desire for conformity to His will.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:2

• Desire
• Holiness
• Joy
• Law
• Obedience
• Perfection
• Righteous
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Let

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