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Psalms 119:106
106I have sworn and confirmed to observe Your righteous rulings.
Psalms 119:106 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)I have taken an oath and confirmed it, that I will follow your righteous laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:106
104From Your precepts I get discernment, therefore I hate every false way. 105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. I have sworn and confirmed to observe Your righteous rulings. 107I am severely afflicted. Keep me alive, Adonai, according to Your word. 108Please accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, Adonai, and teach me Your rulings.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:106 word by word
נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי וָאֲקַיֵּ֑מָה לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י צִדְקֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:106
- Psalms 56:12in God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- Psalms 66:13With burnt offerings I will come to Your House, fulfilling my vows to You
- 2 Chronicles 15:13Whoever would not seek Adonai, God of Israel, would be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
- Nehemiah 10:29“Now the rest of the people —the kohanim, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the Temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands for the sake of the Torah of God, along with their wives, their sons and their daughters who were able to understand—
- Ecclesiastes 5:4It is better for you not to vow than to vow and not pay.
- Matthew 5:33“Again, you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall carry out your oaths to Adonai.’
- 2 Corinthians 8:5Moreover, it was not just as we had hoped, but they gave of themselves first to the Lord and then to us in keeping with God’s will.
- Psalms 119:115Away from me, evildoers, so I may keep the mitzvot of my God!
- 2 Kings 23:3Then the king stood by the pillar and cut a covenant before Adonai, to follow Adonai, keep His mitzvot, His laws and His decrees with all their heart and soul, in order to fulfill the words of this covenant that were written in this scroll. So all the people stood for the covenant.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:106
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 106I have sworn - Perhaps this means no more than that he had renewed his covenant with God; he had bound himself to love and serve him only.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 106I have sworn - I have solemnly purposed; I have given to this purpose the solemnity and sanction of an oath. That is, I have called God to witness; I have formed the purpose in his presence, and with the consciousness that his eye is upon me. So all who make a profession of religion solemnly vow or swear. They do it in the house of God; they do it in the presence of the Discerner of hearts; they do it at the communion table; they do it at the family…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 105-112Verses 105-112 The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is often afflicted; but with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 105-106The Lord’s word is like a lamp. It offers perspective, hope, and guidance in darkness (Psalm 18:25–29; 119:130). This light also gives life (Proverbs 6:23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 106-108106-108. Such was the national covenant at Sinai and in the fields of Moab.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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