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Psalms 119:45
45I will walk freely in an open place because I study your precepts.
Psalms 119:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and I shall walk in a wide place, for I have sought your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And I will walk at liberty, For I seek Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:45
43Never take the word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in your judgments. 44I will always obey your instruction, forever and ever. I will walk freely in an open place because I study your precepts. 46I will speak of your decrees before kings and not be ashamed. 47I delight in your commands, which I love.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:45 word by word
וְאֶתְהַלְּכָ֥ה בָרְחָבָ֑ה כִּ֖י פִקֻּדֶ֣יךָ דָרָֽשְׁתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:45
- Psalms 119:133Make my steps steady through your promise; don’t let any sin dominate me.
- Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set free the oppressed,
- John 8:30As he was saying these things, many believed in him.
- James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom and perseveres in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer who works — this person will be blessed in what he does.
- James 2:12Speak and act as those who are to be judged by the law of freedom.
- 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption, since people are enslaved to whatever defeats them.
- Psalms 119:32I pursue the way of your commands, for you broaden my understanding.
- Psalms 119:19I am a resident alien on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
- Proverbs 2:4if you seek it like silver and search for it like hidden treasure,
- Proverbs 18:1One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 1:13I applied my mind to examine and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.
- John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, and yet they testify about me.
- Ephesians 5:17So don’t be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45I will walk at liberty - When freed from the present bondage, we shall rejoice in obedience to thy testimonies; we shall delight to keep all thy ordinances.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45And I will walk at liberty - Margin, “at large.” Luther renders it, “freely.” The Septuagint, “in a broad place.” The Hebrew word means “wide, broad, large, spacious.” The reference is to that which is free and open; that in which there are no limits, checks, restraints; where a man does what he pleases. The meaning here is, that he would feel he was free. He would not be restrained by evil passions and corrupt desires. He would be delivered from those…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Lord, I have by faith thy mercies in view; let me by prayer prevail to obtain them. And when the salvation of the saints is completed, it will plainly appear that it was not in vain to trust in God's word. We need to pray that we may never be afraid or ashamed to own God's truths and ways before men. And the psalmist resolves to keep God's law, in a constant course of obedience, without backsliding. The service of sin is slavery; the service…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 44-46The psalmist is determined to obey the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 45-4845-48. To freedom from reproach, when imbued with God's truth, there is added "great boldness in the faith" [1Ti 3:13], accompanied with increasing delight in the holy law itself, which becomes an element of happiness.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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