Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I laid up in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
In Context
10With my whole heart have I sought Thee; O let me not err from Thy commandments.
12Blessed art Thou, O LORD; teach me Thy statutes.
Cross References
Job 22:22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
Psalms 19:13(19-14) Keep back Thy servant also from presumptuous sins, that they may not have dominion over me; then shall I be faultless, and I shall be clear from great transgression.
Psalms 40:8(40-9) I delight to do Thy will, O my God; yea, Thy law is in my inmost parts.'
Proverbs 2:1My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and lay up my commandments with thee;
Isaiah 51:7Hearken unto Me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is My law; fear ye not the taunt of men, neither be ye dismayed at their revilings.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:11
10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Here is, 1. David's experience of a good work God had wrought in him, which he takes the comfort of and pleads with God: " I have sought thee, sought to thee as my oracle, sought after thee as my happiness, sought thee as my God; for should not a people seek unto their God? If I have not yet found thee, I have sought thee, and thou never saidst, Seek in vain, nor wilt say so to me, for I have sought thee with my heart, with my… Read the whole commentary →