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Psalms 119:31
31I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
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
29Remove from me the way of falsehood, and graciously grant me thy law. 30I have chosen the way of faithfulness; thy judgments have I set [before me]. I cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed. 32I will run the way of thy commandments when thou shalt enlarge my heart. 33HE. Teach me, O Jehovah, the way of thy statutes, and I will observe it [unto] the end.
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דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:31
- Psalms 119:48And I will lift up my hands unto thy commandments, which I have loved, and I will meditate in thy statutes.
- Deuteronomy 4:4but ye that did cleave to Jehovah your God are alive every one of you this day.
- Deuteronomy 10:20Thou shalt fear Jehovah thy God; him thou shalt serve, and unto him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy the truth, and sell it not; wisdom, and instruction, and intelligence.
- John 8:31Jesus therefore said to the Jews who believed him, If ye abide in my word, ye are truly my disciples;
- Acts 11:23who, having arrived and seeing the grace of God, rejoiced, and exhorted all with purpose of heart to abide with the Lord;
- Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
- Psalms 25:2My God, I confide in thee; let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages.
- Isaiah 49:23And kings shall be thy nursing-fathers, and their princesses thy nursing-mothers: they shall bow down to thee with the face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet. And thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah; for they shall not be ashamed who wait on me.
- Jeremiah 17:18Let them be ashamed that persecute me, but let not me be ashamed; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and break them with a double breaking.
- Romans 5:5and hope does not make ashamed, because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by [the] Holy Spirit which has been given to us:
- 1 John 2:28And now, children, abide in him, that if he be manifested we may have boldness, and not be put to shame from 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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- 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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