New King James Version
Psalms 119:13
13With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth.
Psalms 119:13 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have recited aloud all the regulations you have given us.
Context of Psalms 119:13
11Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. 12Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared All the judgments of Your mouth. 14I have rejoiced in the way of Your testimonies, As much as in all riches. 15I will meditate on Your precepts, And contemplate Your ways.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:13 word by word
בִּשְׂפָתַ֥י סִפַּ֑רְתִּי כֹּ֝֗ל מִשְׁפְּטֵי־פִֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:13
- Psalms 119:46I will speak of Your testimonies also before kings, And will not be ashamed.
- Psalms 34:11Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
- Psalms 40:9I have proclaimed the good news of righteousness In the great assembly; Indeed, I do not restrain my lips, O Lord, You Yourself know.
- Psalms 71:15My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness And Your salvation all the day, For I do not know their limits.
- Psalms 118:17I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.
- Matthew 10:27“Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops.
- Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
- Acts 4:20For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.”
Commentaries on Psalms 119:13
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13With my lips have I declared - 10. He should declare to his own heart, and to all his companions in iniquity, God's judgments against himself and them; that if his longsuffering merely have not made a proper impression on their hearts, they may tremble at his approaching judgments.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13With my lips have I declared - That is, I have openly and publicly made thy words known to others; I have defended and vindicated them. All the judgments - The word judgments here means the same as statutes or laws: and the idea is, that he had been on the side of those laws, and had endeavored by argument and persuasion to bring others under their influence. How he had done it we are not informed; but we have no reason to suppose that the author of the…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. 9-16Beth (ב) is the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It makes the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist is determined to stay pure and encourages gaining wisdom through God's principles (Psalm 119:9) and instructions (119:10–16).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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