God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:33
33Teach me, O Lord, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end.
Psalms 119:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
- New International Version (NIV)Teach me, Lord, the way of your decrees, that I may follow it to the end.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes; and I will keep it to the end.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
Context of Psalms 119:33
31I 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. Teach me, O Lord, how to live by your laws, and I will obey them to the end. 34Help me understand so that I can follow your teachings. I will guard them with all my heart. 35Lead me on the path of your commandments, because I am happy with them.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:33 word by word
הוֹרֵ֣נִי יְ֭הוָה דֶּ֥רֶךְ חֻקֶּ֗יךָ וְאֶצְּרֶ֥נָּה עֵֽקֶב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:33
- Psalms 119:12Thanks be to you, O Lord. Teach me your laws.
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be taught by the Lord, and your children will have unlimited peace.
- John 6:45The prophets wrote, ‘God will teach everyone.’ Those who do what they have learned from the Father come to me.
- Psalms 119:8I will obey your laws. Never abandon me.
- Matthew 10:22Everyone will hate you because you are committed to me. But the person who patiently endures to the end will be saved.
- Matthew 24:13But the person who endures to the end will be saved.
- 1 Corinthians 1:7Therefore, you don’t lack any gift as you wait eagerly for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
- Philippians 1:6I’m convinced that God, who began this good work in you, will carry it through to completion on the day of Christ Jesus.
- 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.
- Revelation 2:26I have received authority from my Father. I will give authority over the nations to everyone who wins the victory and continues to do what I want until the end.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes - To understand the spiritual reference of all the statutes, etc, under the law, required a teaching which could only come from God. I shall keep it unto the end - Here is a good thing asked for a good end. He wishes for heavenly teaching; not to make a parade of it, but to enable him to discern his duty, that he might act accordingly.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes - This begins a new division of the psalm, indicated by the letter He (ה h “h”). The word rendered “teach” means properly to throw, to cast, to hurl; and then, to teach - as if truth were thrown and scattered abroad. The sentiment is the same as in Psalm 119:12. And I shall keep it unto the end - Always. To the end of life. His keeping it depended on grace given to him continually to dispose and enable him to do…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 33-40Verses 33-40 Teach me thy statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit of revelation in the word will not suffice, unless we have the Spirit of wisdom in the heart. God puts his Spirit within us, causing us to walk in his statutes. The sin here prayed against is covetousness. Those that would have the love of God rooted in them, must get the love of the world rooted…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 33-40He (ה) is the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. As a student, the poet asks his teacher, God, to renew life and to transform disgrace into righteousness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3833-38. To encourage us in prayer for divine aid in adhering to His truth, we are permitted to believe that by His help we shall succeed. the way of thy statutes--that is, the way or manner of life prescribed by them. The help we hope to obtain by prayer is to be the basis on which our resolutions should rest.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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