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Psalms 119:2
2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 119:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
- New International Version (NIV)Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—
- English Standard Version (ESV)Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!
Context of Psalms 119:2
1Blessedare the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD. Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. 3They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. 4Thou hast commandedus to keep thy precepts diligently.
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אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:2
- Psalms 119:22Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
- Psalms 25:10All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth to such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 105:45That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 6:17Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
- 1 Kings 2:3And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and wherever thou turnest thyself:
- Proverbs 23:26My son, give me thy heart, and let thy eyes observe my ways.
- Ezekiel 36:27And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them .
- John 14:23Jesus answered and said to him, If a man loveth me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our abode with him.
- 1 John 3:20For if our heart condemneth us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
- Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- Deuteronomy 4:29But if from there thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou shalt seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.
- Jeremiah 29:13And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies - His commandments or laws, considered as what he bears witness to concerning that which is just, wise, good. Every law of a parent is to his children a testimony on his part of what is wise and right and good; and so every law of God is his solemn testimony as to what is right and good for man. See Psalm 19:7, note; Psalm 25:10, note. And that seek him with the whole heart - With a sincere desire to know his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4Wise people are happy. They have integrity (see Psalm 84:11) and follow God's guidance. They obey God's teachings and seek them with complete devotion (see Psalm 27:7; 119:10, 45, 94, 155). They reject all evil forms. Compare Psalm 1:1–2.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. testimonies--The word of God is so called, because in it He testifies for truth and against sin. seek him--that is, a knowledge of Him, with desire for conformity to His will.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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