Psalms 119:129

Psalms 119:129 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.
• New International Version (NIV)Your statutes are wonderful; therefore I obey them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your testimonies are wonderful; Therefore my soul keeps them.

Context of Psalms 119:129

127Truly, I love your commands more than gold, even the finest gold. 128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way. Your laws are wonderful. No wonder I obey them! 130The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. 131I pant with expectation, longing for your commands.

Psalms 119:129 word by word

פְּלָא֥וֹת עֵדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן נְצָרָ֥תַם נַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy testimoniesעֵדוּת‛êdûth · testimonyH5715
• wonderfulפֶּ֫לֶאpele' · wonderH6382
• therefore doth my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341

Cross-references for Psalms 119:129

• Psalms 119:18Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your instructions.
• Psalms 139:6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
• Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Isaiah 25:1O Lord, I will honor and praise your name, for you are my God. You do such wonderful things! You planned them long ago, and now you have accomplished them.
• Revelation 19:10Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said, “No, don’t worship me. I am a servant of God, just like you and your brothers and sisters who testify about their faith in Jesus. Worship only God. For the essence of prophecy is to give a clear witness for Jesus.”
• Psalms 119:2Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.
• Psalms 25:10The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:129

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 129Thy testimonies are wonderful - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Pe (פ p ), corresponding to our “p.” The meaning of the expression here is, that the laws of God - the revelations of his will - are adapted to fill the mind with wonder. The mind is awed by their wisdom; their comprehensiveness; their extent; their spirituality; their benevolence: by the fact that laws are framed, so perfectly adapted to the end; so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 129-136 The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 129129. wonderful--literally, "wonders," that is, of moral excellence.Read the comment

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