Psalms 119:54

Psalms 119:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
• New International Version (NIV)Your decrees are the theme of my song wherever I lodge.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Your statutes have been my songs in the house of my sojourning.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Your statutes have been my songs In the house of my pilgrimage.

Context of Psalms 119:54

52I meditate on your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me. 53I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions. Your decrees have been the theme of my songs wherever I have lived. 55I reflect at night on who you are, O Lord; therefore, I obey your instructions. 56This is how I spend my life: obeying your commandments.

Psalms 119:54 word by word

זְ֭מִרוֹת הָֽיוּ־לִ֥י חֻקֶּ֗יךָ בְּבֵ֣ית מְגוּרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thy statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• have been my songsזָמִירzâmîyr zâmir zemirâh · songH2158
• in the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• of my pilgrimageמָגוֹרmâgûr mâgûr · sojourningH4033

Cross-references for Psalms 119:54

• Psalms 89:1I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
• Psalms 10:1O Lord, why do you stand so far away? Why do you hide when I am in trouble?
• Genesis 47:9Jacob replied, “I have traveled this earth for 130 hard years. But my life has been short compared to the lives of my ancestors.”
• Hebrews 11:13All these people died still believing what God had promised them. They did not receive what was promised, but they saw it all from a distance and welcomed it. They agreed that they were foreigners and nomads here on earth.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54Thy statutes have been my songs - During our captivity all our consolation was derived from singing thy praises, and chanting among our fellow-captives portions of thy law, and the precepts it contains.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54Thy statutes - Thy law; thy commandments. Have been my songs - Have been to me a source of joy; have been my happiness, my consolation, my delight. I have found pleasure in meditating on them; I have had peace and joy in them in the day of loneliness and trouble. The psalmist rejoiced, doubtless, as the good now do, (a) in law itself; law, as a rule of order; law, as a guide of conduct; law, as a security for safety; (b) in such a law as that of God - so…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 49-56Verses 49-56 Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in affliction. If, through grace, it makes us holy, there is enough in it to make us easy, in all conditions. Let us be certain we have the Divine law for what we believe, and then let not scoffers prevail upon us to decline from it. God's judgments of old…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-56Zayin (ז) is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist asks God to remember his word as the psalmist also remembers God’s word and his name. Remembrance expresses devotion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 52-5652-56. The pious take comfort, when harassed and distressed by wickedness of men who forsake God's law, in remembering that the great principles of God's truth will still abide; and also God's judgments of old--that is, His past interpositions in behalf of His people are a pledge that He will again interpose to deliver them; and they become the theme of constant and delightful meditation. The more we keep the more we love the law of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:54

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Instruction
• Obedience
• Speaking
• Word of God

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