Psalms 119:2

Psalms 119:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
• English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!

Context of Psalms 119:2

1ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah. Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart; 3Who also do no unrighteousness: they walk in his ways. 4Thou hast enjoined thy precepts, to be kept diligently.

Psalms 119:2 word by word

אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear

• observeנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Psalms 119:2

• Psalms 119:22Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
• Psalms 25:10All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
• Psalms 105:45That they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Hallelujah!
• Deuteronomy 6:17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of Jehovah your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
• 1 Kings 2:3and keep the charge of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his ordinances, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest and whithersoever thou turnest thyself;
• Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thy heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.
• Ezekiel 36:27And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances, and ye shall do them.
• John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him.
• 1 John 3:20that if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart and knows all things.
• Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: let me not wander from thy commandments.
• Deuteronomy 4:29And from thence ye shall seek Jehovah thy God, and thou shalt find him, if thou shalt seek him with thy whole heart and with thy whole soul.
• 2 Chronicles 31:21And in every work that he undertook in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart and prospered.
• Jeremiah 29:13and ye shall seek me and find me, for ye shall search for me with all your heart,

Commentaries on Psalms 119:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies - His commandments or laws, considered as what he bears witness to concerning that which is just, wise, good. Every law of a parent is to his children a testimony on his part of what is wise and right and good; and so every law of God is his solemn testimony as to what is right and good for man. See Psalm 19:7, note; Psalm 25:10, note. And that seek him with the whole heart - With a sincere desire to know his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Wise people are happy. They have integrity (see Psalm 84:11) and follow God's guidance. They obey God's teachings and seek them with complete devotion (see Psalm 27:7; 119:10, 45, 94, 155). They reject all evil forms. Compare Psalm 1:1–2.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. testimonies--The word of God is so called, because in it He testifies for truth and against sin. seek him--that is, a knowledge of Him, with desire for conformity to His will.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:2

• Desire
• Holiness
• Joy
• Law
• Obedience
• Perfection
• Righteous
• Seekers

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Let

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