New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 119:10
Psalms 119:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- New International Version (NIV)I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
- New King James Version (NKJV)With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
Context of Psalms 119:10
8I shall keep Your statutes; Do not forsake me utterly! 9How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word. With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments. 11Your word I have treasured in my heart, That I may not sin against You. 12Blessed are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes.
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בְּכָל־לִבִּ֥י דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אַל־תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:10
- Psalms 119:2How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart.
- Psalms 78:37For their heart was not steadfast toward Him, Nor were they faithful in His covenant.
- 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
- 2 Chronicles 15:15All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
- Jeremiah 3:10Yet in spite of all this her treacherous sister Judah did not return to Me with all her heart, but rather in deception,” declares the Lord.
- Hosea 10:2Their heart is faithless; Now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars And destroy their sacred pillars.
- Zephaniah 1:5And those who bow down on the housetops to the host of heaven, And those who bow down and swear to the Lord and yet swear by Milcom,
- Matthew 6:24“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
- Colossians 3:22Slaves, in all things obey those who are your masters on earth, not with external service, as those who merely please men, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
- 1 John 2:15Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant, the cursed, Who wander from Your commandments.
- Psalms 23:3He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.
- Psalms 125:5But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The Lord will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.
- Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
- Proverbs 2:13From those who leave the paths of uprightness To walk in the ways of darkness;
- Proverbs 21:16A man who wanders from the way of understanding Will rest in the assembly of the dead.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10With my whole heart have I sought thee - 4. He must seek God, make earnest prayer and supplication to him for Divine light, for a tender conscience, and for strength to walk uprightly. 5. His whole heart; all his affections must be engaged here, or he cannot succeed. If he keep any affection for the idol or abomination; if his heart do not give it before the Lord, he may make many prayers, but God will answer none of them. 6. He must take care to keep in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10With my whole heart have I sought thee - See the notes at Psalm 119:2. The psalmist in Psalm 119:2 speaks of the “blessedness of those who seek the Lord with the whole heart;” in this verse he says that this blessedness was his. He could affirm that he had thus sought God. He had such a consciousness that this was the aim and purpose of his life that he could say so without hesitation. Every man who claims to be a religious man ought to be able to say…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 To original corruption all have added actual sin. The ruin of the young is either living by no rule at all, or choosing false rules: let them walk by Scripture rules. To doubt of our own wisdom and strength, and to depend upon God, proves the purpose of holiness is sincere. God's word is treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safe but in our hearts, that we may oppose God's precepts to the dominion of sin, his promises to its…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The student asks God the teacher to discipline him so that he will not stray.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. We must carefully treasure up the word of God, declare it to others, meditate on it, and heartily delight in it; and then by His grace we shall act according to it. GIMEL. (Psa 119:17-24).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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