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Psalms 119:102
102I do not turn away from your rules, because you are my teacher.
Psalms 119:102 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
- New International Version (NIV)I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have not departed from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.
Context of Psalms 119:102
100I understand more than people who are old, because I respect your teaching. 101I do not follow evil ways, so that I can obey your word. I do not turn away from your rules, because you are my teacher. 103Your words are very good. They taste sweeter than honey in my mouth! 104Your teaching helps me to understand things, so I hate anything that is false.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:102 word by word
מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:102
- Psalms 18:21I have obeyed the Lord's commands. I have not turned against my God.
- Proverbs 5:7So listen to me, my children. Never forget what I am telling you.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make a covenant with them that will continue for ever. I will promise always to do good things for them. They will want to respect me and obey me so that they never turn away from me again. That is what I will do for them.
- Ephesians 4:20But when you learned about Christ, you did not learn to do things like that!
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13There is another reason why we always continue to thank God for you. When we told God's message to you, you knew that it was not human ideas. You accepted it as God's own message, and that is what it certainly is. You continue to grow as believers because of God's message that you heard.
- 1 John 2:19These people used to be in our group of believers. But they left us. They never really belonged to our group. If they had been true believers, they would have remained with us. When they left us, it showed clearly that none of them really belonged to us.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:102
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 102I have not departed from thy judgments - Thy law; thy commands. This cannot mean that he had never done this, but that as a great rule of life he had not done it. The character and aim of his life had been obedience, not disobedience. A man may honestly say this, though he may be conscious of much imperfection, and may feel that he has not perfectly carried out such an aim and purpose. No one can be a truly pious man, or have evidence of personal…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 97-104Verses 97-104 What we love, we love to think of. All true wisdom is from God. A good man carries his Bible with him, if not in his hands, yet in his head and in his heart. By meditation on God's testimonies we understand more than our teachers, when we understand our own hearts. The written word is a more sure guide to heaven, than all the fathers, the teachers, and ancients of the church. We cannot, with any comfort or boldness, attend God in holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 97-102make me wiser: God’s word provides wisdom and perspective. God is the true source of wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 101-104101-104. Avoidance of sinful courses is both the effect and means of increasing in divine knowledge (compare Psa 19:10). NUN. (Psa 119:105-112).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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