New English Translation
Psalms 119:102
102I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me.
Psalms 119:102 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me.
- New International Version (NIV)I have not departed from your laws, for you yourself have taught me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have not departed from Your judgments, For You Yourself have taught me.
Context of Psalms 119:102
100I am more discerning than those older than I, for I observe your precepts. 101I stay away from the evil path, so that I might keep your instructions. I do not turn aside from your regulations, for you teach me. 103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey! 104Your precepts give me discernment. Therefore I hate all deceitful actions. נ (Nun)
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:102 word by word
מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:102
- Psalms 18:21For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.
- Proverbs 5:7So now, children, listen to me; do not turn aside from the words I speak.
- Jeremiah 32:40I will make a lasting covenant with them that I will never stop doing good to them. I will fill their hearts and minds with respect for me so that they will never again turn away from me.
- Ephesians 4:20But you did not learn about Christ like this,
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.
- 1 John 2:19They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us, because if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But they went out from us to demonstrate that all of them do not belong to us.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:102
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 102I have not departed from thy judgments - Thy law; thy commands. This cannot mean that he had never done this, but that as a great rule of life he had not done it. The character and aim of his life had been obedience, not disobedience. A man may honestly say this, though he may be conscious of much imperfection, and may feel that he has not perfectly carried out such an aim and purpose. No one can be a truly pious man, or have evidence of personal…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 97-104Verses 97-104 What we love, we love to think of. All true wisdom is from God. A good man carries his Bible with him, if not in his hands, yet in his head and in his heart. By meditation on God's testimonies we understand more than our teachers, when we understand our own hearts. The written word is a more sure guide to heaven, than all the fathers, the teachers, and ancients of the church. We cannot, with any comfort or boldness, attend God in holy…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 97-102make me wiser: God’s word provides wisdom and perspective. God is the true source of wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 101-104101-104. Avoidance of sinful courses is both the effect and means of increasing in divine knowledge (compare Psa 19:10). NUN. (Psa 119:105-112).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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