Psalms 119:80

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

78May the arrogant be humiliated, for they have slandered me! But I meditate on your precepts. 79May your loyal followers turn to me, those who know your rules. May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed. כ (Kaf) 81I desperately long for your deliverance. I find hope in your word. 82My eyes grow tired as I wait for your promise to be fulfilled. I say, “When will you comfort me?”

Psalms 119:80 word by word

יְהִֽי־לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• be soundתָּמִיםtâmîym · unblemished: blamelessH8549
• in thy statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• that I be not ashamedבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954

Cross-references for Psalms 119:80

• Psalms 25:21May integrity and godliness protect me, for I rely on you!
• Psalms 32:2How blessed is the one whose wrongdoing the Lord does not punish, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
• Deuteronomy 26:16Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.
• 2 Chronicles 12:14He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 15:17The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime.
• 2 Chronicles 25:2He did what the Lord approved, but not with wholehearted devotion.
• 2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the Lord his God considered good and right and faithful.
• Proverbs 4:23Guard your heart with all vigilance, for from it are the sources of life.
• Ezekiel 11:9‘But I will take you out of the city. And I will hand you over to foreigners. I will execute judgments on you.
• John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and exclaimed, “Look, a true Israelite in whom there is no deceit!”
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our reason for confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that with pure motives and sincerity which are from God – not by human wisdom but by the grace of God – we conducted ourselves in the world, and all the more toward you.
• Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
• Psalms 25:2My God, I trust in you. Please do not let me be humiliated; do not let my enemies triumphantly rejoice over me!
• 1 John 2:28And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink away from him in shame when he comes back.

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

Topics related to Psalms 119:80

• Instruction
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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