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Psalms 119:80
80May my heart be blameless regarding your statutes so that I will 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
78Let the arrogant be put to shame for slandering me with lies; I will meditate on your precepts. 79Let those who fear you, those who know your decrees, turn to me. May my heart be blameless regarding your statutes so that I will not be put to shame. 81I long for your salvation; I put my hope in your word. 82My eyes grow weary looking for what you have promised; 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
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:80
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and what is right watch over me, for I wait for you.
- Psalms 32:2How joyful is a person whom the Lord does not charge with iniquity and in whose spirit is no deceit!
- Deuteronomy 26:16“The Lord your God is commanding you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. Follow them carefully with all your heart and all your soul.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not taken away from Israel; nevertheless, Asa was wholeheartedly devoted his entire life.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2He did what was right in the Lord’s sight but not wholeheartedly.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20Hezekiah did this throughout all Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the Lord his God.
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
- Ezekiel 11:9I will take you out of the city and hand you over to foreigners; I will execute judgments against you.
- John 1:47Then Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said about him, “Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:12Indeed, this is our boast: The testimony of our conscience is that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you, with godly sincerity and purity, not by human wisdom but by God’s grace.
- 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.
- 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 119:80
- 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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