God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:102
102I have not neglected your regulations, because you have taught me.
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 have more wisdom than those with many years of experience, because I have obeyed your guiding principles. 101I have kept my feet ⌞from walking⌟ on any evil path in order to obey your word. I have not neglected your regulations, because you have taught me. 103How sweet the taste of your promise is! It tastes sweeter than honey. 104From your guiding principles I gain understanding. That is why I hate every path that leads to lying.
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 18:21because I have kept the ways of the Lord and I have not wickedly turned away from my God,
- Proverbs 5:7But now, sons, listen to me, and do not turn away from what I say to you.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make an eternal promise to them that I will never stop blessing them. I will make them fear me so that they will never turn away from me.
- Ephesians 4:20But that is not what you learned from Christ’s teachings.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13Here is another reason why we never stop thanking God: When you received God’s word from us, you realized it wasn’t human words. Instead, you accepted it for what it really is—God’s word. This word is at work in you believers.
- 1 John 2:19They left us. However, they were never really part of us. If they had been, they would have stayed with us. But by leaving they made it clear that none of them were part of 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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