Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 119:31
31I cling to your decrees; Lord, do not put me to shame.
Psalms 119:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.
- New International Version (NIV)I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!
Context of Psalms 119:31
29Keep me from the way of deceit and graciously give me your instruction. 30I have chosen the way of truth; I have set your ordinances before me. I cling to your decrees; Lord, do not put me to shame. 32I pursue the way of your commands, for you broaden my understanding. 33Teach me, Lord, the meaning of your statutes, and I will always keep them.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:31 word by word
דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:31
- Psalms 119:48I will lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and will meditate on your statutes.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you who have remained faithful to the Lord your God are all alive today.
- Deuteronomy 10:20You are to fear the Lord your God and worship him. Remain faithful to him and take oaths in his name.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy — and do not sell — truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
- John 8:31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you continue in my word, you really are my disciples.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was glad and encouraged all of them to remain true to the Lord with devoted hearts,
- Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed when I think about all your commands.
- Psalms 25:2My God, I trust in you. Do not let me be disgraced; do not let my enemies gloat over me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel will be saved by the Lord with an everlasting salvation; you will not be put to shame or humiliated for all eternity.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings will be your guardians and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow down to you with their faces to the ground and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord; those who put their hope in me will not be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 17:18Let my persecutors be put to shame, but don’t let me be put to shame. Let them be terrified, but don’t let me be terrified. Bring on them the day of disaster; shatter them with total destruction.
- Romans 5:5This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
- 1 John 2:28So now, little children, remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31I have stuck - דבקתי dabakti, I have cleaved to, been glued to, them: the same word as in Psalm 119:25. My soul cleaves as much to thy testimonies, as my life has cleaved to the dust. O Lord, put me not to shame - Let my sins and follies be blotted out by thy mercy; and so hide and cover them that they shall never appear, either in this or the coming world, to my shame and confusion! How many need to be importunate with God in this prayer!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31I have stuck unto thy testimonies - The word here rendered “stuck” is the same which in Psalm 119:25 is rendered “cleave:” - “My soul cleaveth unto the dust.” It means here that he had adhered to the testimonies of God as if he had been glued to them, or as if he and they were firmly united together. He had so adhered to them that he could not be detached from them. O Lord, put me not to shame - Let me not be disappointed or confounded; let all my…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth as their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all its complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, and walk in that way. The penitent…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-32Daleth (ד) is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The poet feels deep pain and sadness but asks the Lord to give him strength. He wants to follow the Lord. Suffering and death may result from the Lord’s discipline (Psalms 118:17–18; 119:67, 71, 75), but his instruction renews the weary soul (see 119:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3228-32. In order to adhere to His word, we must seek deliverance from temptations to sin as well as from despondency. enlarge--or, "expand" my heart--with gracious affections. HE. (Psa 119:33-40).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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