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Psalms 119:7
7When I learn your good rules, I will do what is right and I will thank you.
Psalms 119:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will praise You with uprightness of heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:7
5I want to be able to obey your laws all the time. 6When I remember all your commands, I will not be ashamed. When I learn your good rules, I will do what is right and I will thank you. 8Yes, I will obey your laws. Please do not turn away from me! 9How can a young man live a clean life? He must be careful to obey your message.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:7 word by word
א֭וֹדְךָ בְּיֹ֣שֶׁר לֵבָ֑ב בְּ֝לָמְדִ֗י מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:7
- Psalms 119:171I will always speak aloud to praise you, because you teach me your rules.
- Psalms 9:1All that I am says ‘thank you’ to the Lord. I will tell people about all the great things that you have done.
- Psalms 86:12My Lord and my God, I will thank you with all my strength. I will praise your name for ever!
- 1 Chronicles 29:13So we thank you, our God. We praise your great name!
- Psalms 119:12Lord, everyone should praise you! Please teach me your laws.
- Psalms 25:4Lord, help me to understand your ways. Teach me your good paths.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do what pleases you, because you are my God. Let your kind Spirit lead me, so that I can walk in a safe place.
- Isaiah 48:17The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says, ‘I am the Lord your God. I teach you what will be good for you. I lead you along a good path in life.
- John 6:45The prophets wrote in the Bible, “God will teach all the people.” Everyone who hears the Father's message and learns from him will come to me.
- Psalms 119:138The rules that you have given to us are good and right. We can trust them completely.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart - With an upright and sincere heart. When I shall have learned - Hebrew, “In my learning.” In the practice or act of learning them. His own experience of their nature, influence, and value would lead him to sincere praise. He had no doubt of finding that they were worthy of his praises, and of seeing in them more and more occasion to glorify and honor God. The more we know of God, the more shall we see in him…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8Aleph (א) is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 is written as an acrostic poem. Each section has eight verses, and every verse in that section begins with the same Hebrew letter. The first section begins with Aleph. God, the author of these instructions, commands that his followers live by them. The psalmist prays to be given the grace to live by that revelation.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. judgments--rules of conduct formed by God's judicial decisions; hence the wide sense of the word in the Psalms, so that it includes decisions of approval as well as condemnation.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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