God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:63
63I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles.
Psalms 119:63 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am a companion of all who fear You, And of those who keep Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:63
61⌞Though⌟ the ropes of wicked people are tied around me, I never forget your teachings. 62At midnight I wake up to give thanks to you for the regulations, which are based on your righteousness. I am a friend to everyone who fears you and to everyone who follows your guiding principles. 64Your mercy, O Lord, fills the earth. Teach me your laws. 65You have treated me well, O Lord, as you promised.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:63 word by word
חָבֵ֣ר אָ֭נִי לְכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְרֵא֑וּךָ וּ֝לְשֹׁמְרֵ֗י פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:63
- Psalms 119:79Let those who fear you turn to me so that they can come to know your written instructions.
- Psalms 16:3Those who lead holy lives on earth are the noble ones who fill me with joy.
- Psalms 101:6My eyes will be watching the faithful people in the land so that they may live with me. The person who lives with integrity will serve me.
- Psalms 142:7Release my soul from prison so that I may give thanks to your name. Righteous people will surround me because you are good to me.
- Proverbs 13:20Whoever walks with wise people will be wise, but whoever associates with fools will suffer.
- Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord paid attention and listened. A book was written in his presence to be a reminder to those who feared the Lord and respected his name.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14Stop forming inappropriate relationships with unbelievers. Can right and wrong be partners? Can light have anything in common with darkness?
- 1 John 1:3This is the life we have seen and heard. We are reporting about it to you also so that you, too, can have a relationship with us. Our relationship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love other believers. The person who doesn’t grow in love remains in death.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:63
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 63I am a companion - This was the natural consequence of his own conversion; he abandoned the workers of iniquity, and associated with them that feared the Lord.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 63I am a companion of all them that fear thee - I find my associates and friends among those who worship thee; not with the profane and the wicked. “A man is known by the company that he keeps;” and it is an evidence of piety when we seek our companions and friends among the pious. It shows where the heart is; what the preferences are; what are the tastes; what is the real condition of the soul. We seek our friends in accordance with our tastes and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-64Heth (ח) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist seeks God’s favor and loving devotion. Although surrounded by evildoers, he remains a loyal servant of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6363. The communion of the saints. Delight in their company is an evidence of belonging to them (Psa 16:3; Am 3:3; Mal 3:16).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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