Psalms 119:106
I have sworn, and have confirmed it, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
In Context
105NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
107I am afflicted very much; quicken me, O LORD, according unto Thy word.
Cross References
Joshua 24:16And the people answered and said: 'Far be it from us that we should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;
2 Chronicles 15:13and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
Nehemiah 10:29(10-30) they cleaved to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and His ordinances and His statutes;
Psalms 56:12(56-13) Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.
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 →