English Standard Version
Psalms 119:168
168I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
Psalms 119:168 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
- New International Version (NIV)I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.
Context of Psalms 119:168
166I hope for your salvation, O Lord, and I do your commandments. 167My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly. I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you. 169Let my cry come before you, O Lord; give me understanding according to your word! 170Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:168 word by word
שָׁמַ֣רְתִּי פִ֭קּוּדֶיךָ וְעֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ כִּ֖י כָל־דְּרָכַ֣י נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:168
- Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
- Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the hills sing for joy together
- Psalms 139:3You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
- Job 34:21"For his eyes are on the ways of a man, and he sees all his steps.
- Proverbs 5:21For a man's ways are before the eyes of the Lord, and he ponders all his paths.
- Jeremiah 23:24Can a man hide himself in secret places so that I cannot see him? declares the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? declares the Lord.
- Hebrews 4:13And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.
- Revelation 2:21I gave her time to repent, but she refuses to repent of her sexual immorality.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:168
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 168I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies - This is an appeal which is several times made in the psalm; not with boasting, but as indicating the tenor and purpose of his life. Every man ought to be able to make such an appeal. For all my ways are before thee - Thou hast seen my manner of life, and I may appeal to thee in proof that I have thus kept thy law. No one can lay claim to entire perfection, but there is many a man who, while conscious of much…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 161-168Verses 161-168 Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word, will rather endure the wrath of man, than break the law of God. By the word of God we are unspeakable gainers. Every man hates to have a lie told him, but we should more hate telling a lie; by the latter we give an affront to God. The more we see the beauty of truth, the more we shall see the hateful deformity of a lie. We are to praise God even for afflictions; through grace we get good from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 161-168Shin (ש) is the twenty-first letter of the alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist looks beyond his adversaries to the peace of God. This perspective allows him to praise God throughout the day.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 166-168166-168. As they keep God's law from motives of love for it, and are free from slavish fear, the are ready to subject their lives to His inspection.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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