Psalms 119:102

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 even wiser than my elders, for I have kept your commandments. 101I have refused to walk on any evil path, so that I may remain obedient to your word. I haven’t turned away from your regulations, for you have taught me well. 103How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey. 104Your commandments give me understanding; no wonder I hate every false way of life.

Psalms 119:102 word by word

מִמִּשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ לֹא־סָ֑רְתִּי כִּֽי־אַ֝תָּ֗ה הוֹרֵתָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I have not departedסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: turn asideH5493
• from thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• for thou hast taughtיָרָהyârâh yârâ' · to showH3384

Cross-references for Psalms 119:102

• Psalms 18:21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
• Proverbs 5:7So now, my sons, listen to me. Never stray from what I am about to say:
• Jeremiah 32:40And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, and they will never leave me.
• Ephesians 4:20But that isn’t what you learned about Christ.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe.
• 1 John 2:19These people left our churches, but they never really belonged with us; otherwise they would have stayed with us. When they left, it proved that they did not belong with 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

Topics related to Psalms 119:102

• Blessing
• Instruction

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