Psalms 119:31
I cleave unto Thy testimonies; O LORD, put me not to shame.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.
In Context
30I have chosen the way of faithfulness; Thine ordinances have I set before me.
32I will run the way of Thy commandments, for Thou dost enlarge my heart.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:4But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God are alive every one of you this day.
Deuteronomy 11:22For if ye shall diligently keep all this commandment which I command you, to do it, to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave unto Him,
Psalms 25:20O keep my soul, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed, for I have taken refuge in Thee.
Psalms 119:48I will lift up my hands also unto Thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in Thy statutes.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Isaiah 45:17O Israel, that art saved by the LORD with an everlasting salvation; ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:31-33
30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. 31 I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord , put me not to shame. 32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. Observe, I. That those who will make anything to purpose of their religion must first make it their serious and deliberate choice; so David did: I have chosen the way of truth. Note, 1. The way of serious godliness is the way of truth; the principles it is founded on are principles of eternal truth,… Read the whole commentary →