New Living Translation
Psalms 119:30
30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.
Psalms 119:30 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
- New International Version (NIV)I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I set your rules before me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me.
Context of Psalms 119:30
28I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. 29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. 31I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame! 32I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:30 word by word
דֶּֽרֶךְ־אֱמוּנָ֥ה בָחָ֑רְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ שִׁוִּֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:30
- Psalms 119:29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions.
- Joshua 24:15But if you refuse to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”
- Proverbs 1:29For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the Lord.
- Luke 10:42There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her.”
- John 3:19And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil.
- John 8:45So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me!
- 1 Peter 2:2Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment,
- 2 John 1:4How happy I was to meet some of your children and find them living according to the truth, just as the Father commanded.
- Psalms 119:24Your laws please me; they give me wise advice.
- Deuteronomy 11:18“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 30I have chosen the way of truth - And that I may continue in its "remove from me the way of lying." See above.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30I have chosen the way of truth - Among all the paths of life I have selected this. I prefer this. I desire to walk in this. Religion is, wherever it exists, a matter of preference or choice; and the friend of God prefers his service to the service of the world. Thy judgments - Thy statutes; thy laws. Have I laid before me - I have set them before my mind as the guide of my conduct; I have made their observance the end and aim of my life.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth as their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all its complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, and walk in that way. The penitent…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-32Daleth (ד) is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The poet feels deep pain and sadness but asks the Lord to give him strength. He wants to follow the Lord. Suffering and death may result from the Lord’s discipline (Psalms 118:17–18; 119:67, 71, 75), but his instruction renews the weary soul (see 119:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3228-32. In order to adhere to His word, we must seek deliverance from temptations to sin as well as from despondency. enlarge--or, "expand" my heart--with gracious affections. HE. (Psa 119:33-40).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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