Psalms 119:168
I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; because all my ways are before thee.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
In Context
167My soul hath observed thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly.
169TAV. Let my entreaty come near before thee, O Lord: according to thy word grant me understanding.
Cross References
Job 34:21For big eyes are upon the ways of man, and all his steps doth he see.
Psalms 98:8Let the rivers clap their hands; let the mountains be joyful together,
Proverbs 5:21For before the eyes of the Lord are the ways of man, and all his tracks doth he weigh in the balance.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:168-169
167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee. David's conscience here witnesses for him, I. That his practices were good. 1. He loved God's testimonies, he loved them exceedingly. Our love to the word of God must be a superlative love (we must love it better than the wealth and pleasure of this world), and it must be a victorious love, such as will subdue and mortify our lusts and extirpate carnal affections.… Read the whole commentary →