Psalms 119:106
I have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
In Context
105NUN Your word is a light for my feet, ever shining on my way.
107I am greatly troubled, O Lord, give me life in keeping with your word.
Cross References
Joshua 24:16Then the people in answer said, Never will we give up the Lord to be the servants of other gods;
2 Chronicles 15:13And that anyone, small or great, man or woman, who was not true to the Lord, the God of Israel, would be put to death.
Nehemiah 10:29They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his decisions and his rules;
Psalms 56:12\56:11\In God have I put my hope, I will have no fear of what man may do to me.
Psalms 119:115Go far from me, you evil-doers; so that I may keep the teachings of my God.
Matthew 5:33Again, you have knowledge that it was said in old times, Do not take false oaths, but give effect to your oaths to the Lord:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:106
14. NUN. 105 NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Observe here, 1. The nature of the word of God, and the great intention of giving it to the world; it is a lamp and a light. It discovers to us, concerning God and ourselves, that which otherwise we could not have known; it shows us what is amiss, and will be dangerous; it directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. It is a lamp which we may set up by us, and take into our hands for our own… Read the whole commentary →