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Psalms 119:31
31I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame!
Psalms 119:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.
- New International Version (NIV)I hold fast to your statutes, Lord; do not let me be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I cling to your testimonies, O Lord; let me not be put to shame!
- New King James Version (NKJV)I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame!
Context of Psalms 119:31
29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. 30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations. I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame! 32I will pursue your commands, for you expand my understanding. 33Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:31 word by word
דָּבַ֥קְתִּי בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה אַל־תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:31
- Psalms 119:48I honor and love your commands. I meditate on your decrees.
- Deuteronomy 4:4But all of you who were faithful to the Lord your God are still alive today—every one of you.
- Deuteronomy 10:20You must fear the Lord your God and worship him and cling to him. Your oaths must be in his name alone.
- Proverbs 23:23Get the truth and never sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and good judgment.
- John 8:31Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.
- Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw this evidence of God’s blessing, he was filled with joy, and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the Lord.
- Psalms 119:6Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands.
- Psalms 25:2I trust in you, my God! Do not let me be disgraced, or let my enemies rejoice in my defeat.
- Isaiah 45:17But the Lord will save the people of Israel with eternal salvation. Throughout everlasting ages, they will never again be humiliated and disgraced.
- Isaiah 49:23Kings and queens will serve you and care for all your needs. They will bow to the earth before you and lick the dust from your feet. Then you will know that I am the Lord. Those who trust in me will never be put to shame.”
- Jeremiah 17:18Bring shame and dismay on all who persecute me, but don’t let me experience shame and dismay. Bring a day of terror on them. Yes, bring double destruction upon them!
- Romans 5:5And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
- 1 John 2:28And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31I have stuck - דבקתי dabakti, I have cleaved to, been glued to, them: the same word as in Psalm 119:25. My soul cleaves as much to thy testimonies, as my life has cleaved to the dust. O Lord, put me not to shame - Let my sins and follies be blotted out by thy mercy; and so hide and cover them that they shall never appear, either in this or the coming world, to my shame and confusion! How many need to be importunate with God in this prayer!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31I have stuck unto thy testimonies - The word here rendered “stuck” is the same which in Psalm 119:25 is rendered “cleave:” - “My soul cleaveth unto the dust.” It means here that he had adhered to the testimonies of God as if he had been glued to them, or as if he and they were firmly united together. He had so adhered to them that he could not be detached from them. O Lord, put me not to shame - Let me not be disappointed or confounded; let all my…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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