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Psalms 119:112
112I am resolved to obey your statutes to the very 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 set a trap for me, but I have not wandered from your precepts. 111I have your decrees as a heritage forever; indeed, they are the joy of my heart. I am resolved to obey your statutes to the very end. 113I hate those who are double-minded, but I love your instruction. 114You are my shelter and my shield; I put my hope in your word.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:112 word by word
נָטִ֣יתִי לִ֭בִּי לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת חֻקֶּ֗יךָ לְעוֹלָ֥ם עֵֽקֶב׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:112
- Psalms 119:36Turn my heart to your decrees and not to dishonest profit.
- Psalms 141:4Do not let my heart turn to any evil thing or perform wicked acts with evildoers. Do not let me feast on their delicacies.
- Joshua 24:23“Then get rid of the foreign gods that are among you and turn your hearts to the Lord, the God of Israel.”
- 1 Kings 8:58so that he causes us to be devoted to him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commands, statutes, and ordinances, which he commanded our ancestors.
- 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.”
- Philippians 2:13For it is God who is working in you both to will and to work according to his good purpose.
- Psalms 119:33Teach me, Lord, the meaning of your statutes, and I will always keep them.
- 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will experience affliction for ten days. Be faithful to the point of death, and I will give you the crown 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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