Psalms 119:1
ALEPH Happy are they who are without sin in their ways, walking in the law of the Lord.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
In Context
2Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
2 Chronicles 31:20This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.
Job 1:8And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?
Psalms 32:1Of David. Maschil. Happy is he who has forgiveness for his wrongdoing, and whose sin is covered.
Psalms 101:6My eyes will be on those of good faith in the land, so that they may be living in my house; he who is walking in the right way will be my servant.
Psalms 128:1A Song of the going up. Happy is the worshipper of the Lord, who is walking in his ways.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:1
This is a psalm by itself, like none of the rest; it excels them all, and shines brightest in this constellation. It is much longer than any of them more than twice as long as any of them. It is not making long prayers that Christ censurers, but making them for a pretence, which intimates that they are in themselves good and commendable. It seems to me to be a collection of David's pious and devout ejaculations, the short and sudden breathings and elevations of his soul to God, which he wrote down as they… Read the whole commentary →