New English Translation
Psalms 119:59
59I consider my actions and follow your rules.
Psalms 119:59 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies;
- New King James Version (NKJV)I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Context of Psalms 119:59
57The Lord is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions. 58I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised! I consider my actions and follow your rules. 60I keep your commands eagerly and without delay. 61The ropes of the wicked tighten around me, but I do not forget your law.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:59 word by word
חִשַּׁ֥בְתִּי דְרָכָ֑י וָאָשִׁ֥יבָה רַ֝גְלַ֗י אֶל־עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:59
- Lamentations 3:40Let us carefully examine our ways, and let us return to the Lord.
- Ezekiel 18:28Because he considered and turned from all the sins he had done, he will surely live; he will not die.
- Haggai 1:5Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing.
- Luke 15:17But when he came to his senses he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired workers have food enough to spare, but here I am dying from hunger!
- 2 Corinthians 13:5Put yourselves to the test to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize regarding yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you – unless, indeed, you fail the test!
- Deuteronomy 4:30In your distress when all these things happen to you in the latter days, if you return to the Lord your God and obey him
- Jeremiah 8:4The Lord said to me, “Tell them, ‘The Lord says, Do people not get back up when they fall down? Do they not turn around when they go the wrong way?
- Jeremiah 31:18I have indeed heard the people of Israel say mournfully, ‘We were like a calf untrained to the yoke. You disciplined us and we learned from it. Let us come back to you and we will do so, for you are the Lord our God.
- Ezekiel 33:14Suppose I say to the wicked, ‘You must certainly die,’ but he turns from his sin and does what is just and right.
- Joel 2:13Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and boundless in loyal love – often relenting from calamitous punishment.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21I am afraid that when I come again, my God may humiliate me before you, and I will grieve for many of those who previously sinned and have not repented of the impurity, sexual immorality, and licentiousness that they have practiced.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:59
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 59First. I thought on my ways - חשבתי chashabti, I deeply pondered them; I turned them upside down; I viewed my conduct on all sides. The word, as used here, is a metaphor taken from embroidering, where the figure must appear the same on the one side as it does on the other; therefore, the cloth must be turned on each side every time the needle is set in, to see that the stitch be fairly set. Thus narrowly and scrupulously did the psalmist examine his…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 59I thought on my ways - This language most naturally refers to the time of conversion, and may be employed without impropriety to describe the process of a sinner‘s turning to God. It would seem to be descriptive of the experience of the author of the psalm when he became personally interested in the subject of religion. The first step in such a work is reflection on the course of life which has been led; on the guilt of such a course; and on the…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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