God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:31
31I have clung tightly to your written instructions. O Lord, do not let me be put to shame.
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
29Turn me away from a life of lies. Graciously provide me with your teachings. 30I have chosen a life of faithfulness. I have set your regulations in front of me. I have clung tightly to your written instructions. O Lord, do not let me be put to shame. 32I will eagerly pursue your commandments because you continue to increase my understanding. 33Teach me, O Lord, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:31 word by word
דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:31
- Psalms 119:48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But you were loyal to the Lord your God and are still alive today.
- Deuteronomy 10:20Fear the Lord your God, worship him, be loyal to him, and take your oaths in his name.
- Proverbs 23:23Buy truth (and do not sell it), ⌞that is,⌟ buy wisdom, discipline, and understanding.
- John 8:31So Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him, “If you live by what I say, you are truly my disciples.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived there, he was pleased to see what God had done for them out of kindness. So he encouraged all the people to remain solidly committed to the Lord.
- Psalms 119:6Then I will never feel ashamed when I study all your commandments.
- Psalms 25:2I trust you, O my God. Do not let me be put to shame. Do not let my enemies triumph over me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord forever. You will never again be ashamed or disgraced.
- Isaiah 49:23Then kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens will nurse you. They will bow in front of you with their faces touching the ground. They will lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who wait with hope for me will not be put to shame.
- Jeremiah 17:18Put my persecutors to shame, but do not let me be put to shame. Terrify them, but do not let me be terrified. Bring the day of disaster on them, and destroy them completely.
- Romans 5:5We’re not ashamed to have this confidence, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
- 1 John 2:28Now, dear children, live in Christ. Then, when he appears we will have confidence, and when he comes we won’t turn from him in shame.
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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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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