Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 119:80
80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.
Psalms 119:80 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
- New International Version (NIV)May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.
Context of Psalms 119:80
78Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79Let those that fear thee turn to me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed. 81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. 82My eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:80 word by word
יְהִֽי־לִבִּ֣י תָמִ֣ים בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ לְ֝מַ֗עַן לֹ֣א אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:80
- Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.
- Psalms 32:2Blessedis the man to whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.
- Deuteronomy 26:16This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to perform these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thy heart, and with all thy soul.
- 2 Chronicles 12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
- 2 Chronicles 15:17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 25:2And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and performed that which was good and right and truth before the LORD his God.
- Proverbs 4:23Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
- Ezekiel 11:9And I will bring you out of the midst of it, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- 2 Corinthians 1:12For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you.
- Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
- Psalms 25:2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:80
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 80Let my heart be sound in thy statutes - Let it be perfect - all given up to thee, and all possessed by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 80Let my heart be sound - Hebrew, “Be perfect.” See the notes at Job 1:1. The Septuagint here is “immaculate,” ̓́ amōmos So the Latin Vulgate. It is the expression of a desire that the heart might be pure; that there might be no improper attachment for other objects; that there might be no defect of love to God. That I be not ashamed - See the notes at Psalm 119:6. A man has no occasion to be ashamed of a pure heart; and that which can alone keep us from…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 79-8079-80. Those who may have thought his afflictions an evidence of God's rejection will then be led to return to Him; as the friends of Job did on his restoration, having been previously led through his afflictions to doubt the reality of his religion.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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