New King James Version
Psalms 119:57
57You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words.
Psalms 119:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
- New International Version (NIV)You are my portion, Lord; I have promised to obey your words.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Lord, you are mine! I promise to obey your words!
Context of Psalms 119:57
55I remember Your name in the night, O Lord, And I keep Your law. 56This has become mine, Because I kept Your precepts. You are my portion, O Lord; I have said that I would keep Your words. 58I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. 59I thought about my ways, And turned my feet to Your testimonies.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:57 word by word
חֶלְקִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אָמַ֗רְתִּי לִשְׁמֹ֥ר דְּבָרֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:57
- Psalms 16:5O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup; You maintain my lot.
- Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
- Psalms 142:5I cried out to You, O Lord: I said, “You are my refuge, My portion in the land of the living.
- Jeremiah 10:16The Portion of Jacob is not like them, For He is the Maker of all things, And Israel is the tribe of His inheritance; The Lord of hosts is His name.
- Lamentations 3:24“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!”
- Psalms 119:106I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Psalms 66:14Which my lips have uttered And my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.
- Deuteronomy 26:17Today you have proclaimed the Lord to be your God, and that you will walk in His ways and keep His statutes, His commandments, and His judgments, and that you will obey His voice.
- Joshua 24:15And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
- Nehemiah 10:29these joined with their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes:
Commentaries on Psalms 119:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57Sixthly. To keep himself firm in his present resolutions, he binds himself unto the Lord. "I have said that I would keep thy words." Thy vows are upon me, and I must not add to my guilt by breaking them. Seventhly. He did not seek in vain; God reveals himself in the fullness of blessedness to him, so that he is enabled to exclaim, Thou art my portion, O Lord! My whole soul trusts in thee, my spirit rests supremely satisfied with thee. I have no other…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 57Thou art my portion, O Lord - This begins a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Cheth (ח ch ), which may be represented in English by “ch.” On the meaning of the language here, see the notes at Psalm 16:5. God was to him what other people seek in wealth, honor, pleasure, fame. To him, God was all and in all. He asked nothing else. I have said - I have formed the purpose, and have expressed it. It is the deliberate and settled design…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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