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Psalms 119:2
2Happy are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with a 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
1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Torah of Adonai. Happy are those who keep His testimonies, who seek Him with a whole heart, 3who also do no injustice, but walk in His ways. 4You have commanded that Your precepts be kept diligently.
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אַ֭שְׁרֵי נֹצְרֵ֥י עֵדֹתָ֗יו בְּכָל־לֵ֥ב יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:2
- Psalms 119:22Take scorn and contempt away from me, for I have kept Your testimonies.
- Psalms 25:10All Adonai’s ways are lovingkindness and truth to those who keep His covenant and His testimonies.
- Psalms 105:45so that they might keep His statutes and observe His laws. Halleluyah!
- Deuteronomy 6:17Diligently keep the mitzvot of Adonai your God, and His testimonies and His statutes that He has commanded you.
- 1 Kings 2:3Keep the charge of Adonai your God, to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His ordinances, and His decrees, according to what is written in the Torah of Moses, so that you may succeed in all that you do and wherever you turn
- Proverbs 23:26My son, give your heart to me, and let your eyes observe my ways.
- Ezekiel 36:27I will put My Ruach within you. Then I will cause you to walk in My laws, so you will keep My rulings and do them.
- John 14:23Yeshua answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our dwelling with him.
- 1 John 3:20whenever our heart condemns us. For God is greater than our heart, and knows all things.
- Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought You —let me not stray from Your mitzvot.
- Deuteronomy 4:29But from there you will seek Adonai your God and you will find Him, when you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.
- 2 Chronicles 31:21Every work he undertook in the service of the House of God and in the Torah and the mitzvot to seek his God, he did wholeheartedly and succeeded.
- Jeremiah 29:13You will seek Me and find Me, when you will 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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