Psalms 119:1
ALEPH. Blessed are the perfect in the way, who walk in the law of Jehovah.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
In Context
2Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Chronicles 31:20And thus did Hezekiah throughout Judah, and wrought what was good and right and true before Jehovah his God.
Job 1:8And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil?
Psalms 32:1{Of David. Instruction.} Blessed is he [whose] transgression is forgiven, [whose] sin is covered!
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me.
Psalms 128:1{A Song of degrees.} Blessed is every one that feareth Jehovah, that walketh 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 →