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Psalms 119:80
80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.
Psalms 119:80 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
- New International Version (NIV)May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Context of Psalms 119:80
78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts. 79May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies. May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame. 81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word. 82My eyes fail, looking for Your promise; I ask, “When will You comfort me?”
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:80 word by word
יְהִֽי־לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:80
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and uprightness preserve me, because I wait for You.
- Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Deuteronomy 26:16The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
- Ezekiel 11:9I will bring you out of the city and deliver you into the hands of foreigners, and I will execute judgments against you.
- John 1:47When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
- Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
- Psalms 25:2in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:80
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes - Let it be perfect - all given up to thee, and all possessed by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 80Let my heart be sound - Hebrew, “Be perfect.” See the notes at Job 1:1. The Septuagint here is “immaculate,” ̓́ amōmos So the Latin Vulgate. It is the expression of a desire that the heart might be pure; that there might be no improper attachment for other objects; that there might be no defect of love to God. That I be not ashamed - See the notes at Psalm 119:6. A man has no occasion to be ashamed of a pure heart; and that which can alone keep us from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 79-8079-80. Those who may have thought his afflictions an evidence of God's rejection will then be led to return to Him; as the friends of Job did on his restoration, having been previously led through his afflictions to doubt the reality of his religion.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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