Psalms 119:8

Psalms 119:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
• New International Version (NIV)I will obey your decrees; do not utterly forsake me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will keep your statutes; do not utterly forsake me!
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will keep Your statutes; Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Context of Psalms 119:8

6Then I will not be ashamed when I compare my life with your commands. 7As I learn your righteous regulations, I will thank you by living as I should! I will obey your decrees. Please don’t give up on me! 9How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word. 10I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands.

Psalms 119:8 word by word

אֶת־חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶשְׁמֹ֑ר אַֽל־תַּעַזְבֵ֥נִי עַד־מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• thy statutesחֹקchôq · statute: decreeH2706
• O forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• me not utterlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Psalms 119:8

• Psalms 119:16I will delight in your decrees and not forget your word.
• 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.”
• Psalms 119:116Lord, sustain me as you promised, that I may live! Do not let my hope be crushed.
• Psalms 38:21Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a distance, my God.
• Psalms 51:11Do not banish me from your presence, and don’t take your Holy Spirit from me.
• Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O forsake me not utterly - מאד עד ad meod, "to utter dereliction;" never leave me to my own strength, nor to my own heart!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8I will keep thy statutes - Thy commands; thy laws. This expresses the firm purpose of the psalmist, He meant to keep the law of God; he could confidently say that he would do it - yet coupled with the prayer which follows, that God would not forsake him. O forsake me not utterly - Hebrew, “To very much;” so as to leave me to myself. His confidence that he would keep the commandments of God was based on the prayer that God would not leave him. There is no…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8Aleph (א) is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Psalm 119 is written as an acrostic poem. Each section has eight verses, and every verse in that section begins with the same Hebrew letter. The first section begins with Aleph. God, the author of these instructions, commands that his followers live by them. The psalmist prays to be given the grace to live by that revelation.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. Recognizes the need of divine grace. BETH. (Psa 119:9-16).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:8

• Decision
• Instruction
• Law
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

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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