American Standard Version
Psalms 119:108
108Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah,And teach me thine ordinances.
Psalms 119:108 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, and teach me thy judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Accept, I pray, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord, And teach me Your judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:108
106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances. 107I am afflicted very much: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according unto thy word. Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O Jehovah, And teach me thine ordinances. 109My soul is continually in my hand; Yet do I not forget thy law. 110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I not gone astray from thy precepts.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:108 word by word
נִדְב֣וֹת פִּ֭י רְצֵה־נָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:108
- Numbers 29:39These ye shall offer unto Jehovah in your set feasts, besides your vows, and your freewill-offerings, for your burnt-offerings, and for your meal-offerings, and for your drink-offerings, and for your peace-offerings.
- Hosea 14:2Take with you words, and return unto Jehovah: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and accept that which is good: so will we render as bullocks the offering of our lips.
- Hebrews 13:15Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.
- Psalms 119:12Blessed art thou, O Jehovah: Teach me thy statutes.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:108
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 108The freewill-offerings of my mouth - פי נדבות nidboth pi, the voluntary offerings which I have promised. Or, As we are in captivity, and cannot sacrifice to thee, but would if we could; accept the praises of our mouth, and the purposes of our hearts, instead of the sacrifices and offerings which we would bring to thy altar, but cannot.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 108Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my mouth - Or, the meaning of the word here rendered “free-will,” see the notes at Psalm 110:3. It conveys the idea that there is no constraint or compulsion; that the offering is a prompting of the heart. The offering might be that of flour, or grain, or fruits, or property of any kind, as devoted to God; or it might be, as here, an offering of the lips, expressed in prayer and praise. Either of them…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. 106-108106-108. Such was the national covenant at Sinai and in the fields of Moab.Read the comment
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- 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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