King James Version
Psalms 119:57
57Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalms 119:57 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!
Context of Psalms 119:57
55I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law. 56This I had, because I kept thy precepts. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words. 58I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:57 word by word
חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אָמַ֗רְתִּי לִשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:57
- Psalms 16:5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
- Psalms 142:5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
- Jeremiah 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The Lord of hosts is his name.
- Lamentations 3:24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.
- Psalms 119:106I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
- Psalms 66:14Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.
- Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:
- Joshua 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
- Nehemiah 10:29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
Commentaries on Psalms 119:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57Sixthly. To keep himself firm in his present resolutions, he binds himself unto the Lord. "I have said that I would keep thy words." Thy vows are upon me, and I must not add to my guilt by breaking them. Seventhly. He did not seek in vain; God reveals himself in the fullness of blessedness to him, so that he is enabled to exclaim, Thou art my portion, O Lord! My whole soul trusts in thee, my spirit rests supremely satisfied with thee. I have no other…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57Thou art my portion, O Lord - This begins a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Cheth (ח ch ), which may be represented in English by “ch.” On the meaning of the language here, see the notes at Psalm 16:5. God was to him what other people seek in wealth, honor, pleasure, fame. To him, God was all and in all. He asked nothing else. I have said - I have formed the purpose, and have expressed it. It is the deliberate and settled design…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. 57-6057-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; La 3:24).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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