Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 119:10
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- New International Version (NIV)I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
- New King James Version (NKJV)With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments!
Context of Psalms 119:10
8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. 9How shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed to it according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against thee. 12Blessedart thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
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בְּכָל־לִבִּ֥י דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ אַל־תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:10
- Psalms 119:2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
- Psalms 78:37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they steadfast in his covenant.
- 1 Samuel 7:3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest on all sides.
- Jeremiah 3:10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned to me with her whole heart, but deceitfully, saith the LORD.
- Hosea 10:2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.
- Zephaniah 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
- Matthew 6:24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and riches.
- Colossians 3:22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
- 1 John 2:15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who do err from thy commandments.
- Psalms 23:3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- Psalms 125:5As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
- Psalms 143:8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way in which I should walk; for I lift up my soul to thee.
- Proverbs 2:13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness;
- Proverbs 21:16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10With my whole heart have I sought thee - 4. He must seek God, make earnest prayer and supplication to him for Divine light, for a tender conscience, and for strength to walk uprightly. 5. His whole heart; all his affections must be engaged here, or he cannot succeed. If he keep any affection for the idol or abomination; if his heart do not give it before the Lord, he may make many prayers, but God will answer none of them. 6. He must take care to keep in…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10With my whole heart have I sought thee - See the notes at Psalm 119:2. The psalmist in Psalm 119:2 speaks of the “blessedness of those who seek the Lord with the whole heart;” in this verse he says that this blessedness was his. He could affirm that he had thus sought God. He had such a consciousness that this was the aim and purpose of his life that he could say so without hesitation. Every man who claims to be a religious man ought to be able to say…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 To original corruption all have added actual sin. The ruin of the young is either living by no rule at all, or choosing false rules: let them walk by Scripture rules. To doubt of our own wisdom and strength, and to depend upon God, proves the purpose of holiness is sincere. God's word is treasure worth laying up, and there is no laying it up safe but in our hearts, that we may oppose God's precepts to the dominion of sin, his promises to its…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10The student asks God the teacher to discipline him so that he will not stray.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1610-16. We must carefully treasure up the word of God, declare it to others, meditate on it, and heartily delight in it; and then by His grace we shall act according to it. GIMEL. (Psa 119:17-24).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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