God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:80
80Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.
Psalms 119:80 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
- New International Version (NIV)May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Context of Psalms 119:80
78Let arrogant people be put to shame because they lied about me, ⌞yet⌟ I reflect on your guiding principles. 79Let those who fear you turn to me so that they can come to know your written instructions. Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame. 81My soul is weak from waiting for you to save me. My hope is based on your word. 82My eyes have become strained from looking for your promise. I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:80 word by word
יְהִֽי־לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:80
- Psalms 25:21Integrity and honesty will protect me because I wait for you.
- Psalms 32:2Blessed is the person whom the Lord no longer accuses of sin and who has no deceitful thoughts.
- Deuteronomy 26:16Today the Lord your God is commanding you to obey these laws and rules. You must faithfully obey them with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14He did evil things because he was not serious about dedicating himself to serving the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17Although the illegal worship sites in Israel were not taken down, Asa remained committed ⌞to the Lord⌟ his entire life.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2He did what the Lord considered right, but he did not do it wholeheartedly.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and right and true to the Lord his God.
- Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart more than anything else, because the source of your life flows from it.
- Ezekiel 11:9I will force you out of the city. I will hand you over to foreigners, and I will punish you.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and remarked, “Here is a true Israelite who is sincere.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:12We are proud that our conscience is clear. We are proud of the way that we have lived in this world. We have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity, especially toward you. It was not by human wisdom that we have lived but by God’s kindness.
- 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.
- 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 119:80
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes - Let it be perfect - all given up to thee, and all possessed by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 80Let my heart be sound - Hebrew, “Be perfect.” See the notes at Job 1:1. The Septuagint here is “immaculate,” ̓́ amōmos So the Latin Vulgate. It is the expression of a desire that the heart might be pure; that there might be no improper attachment for other objects; that there might be no defect of love to God. That I be not ashamed - See the notes at Psalm 119:6. A man has no occasion to be ashamed of a pure heart; and that which can alone keep us from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 79-8079-80. Those who may have thought his afflictions an evidence of God's rejection will then be led to return to Him; as the friends of Job did on his restoration, having been previously led through his afflictions to doubt the reality of his religion.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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