Psalms 119:101
From every evil path have I withholden my feet, in order that I might observe thy word.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I might keep thy word.
In Context
100More than the elders do I possess understanding; because thy precepts do I keep.
102From thy ordinances have I not departed; for thou hast instructed me.
Cross References
Psalms 18:23(18:24) I was also upright with him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
Psalms 119:59I have thought over my ways, and made my feet return unto thy testimonies.
Psalms 119:126It is time to act for the Lord: they have broken thy law.
Isaiah 53:6We all like sheep went astray; every one to his own way did we turn; and the Lord let befall him the guilt of us all.
Jeremiah 2:36Why makest thou thyself so very low to change thy way? also because of Egypt shalt thou be made ashamed, as thou wast put to shame because of Assyria.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:99-101
98 Thou through thy commandments hast made me wiser than mine enemies: for they are ever with me. 99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for thy testimonies are my meditation. 100 I understand more than the ancients, because I keep thy precepts. We have here an account of David's learning, not that of the Egyptians, but of the Israelites indeed. I. The good method by which he got it. In his youth he minded business in the country as a shepherd; from his youth he minded business in the court and camp.… Read the whole commentary →