Psalms 119:1
Happy are they who are upright in their way, Who walk in the law of the LORD!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the LORD.
In Context
2Happy are they who observe his ordinances, And seek him with their whole heart;
Cross References
Job 1:8And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou observed my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil?
Psalms 32:1“A psalm of David.” Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is pardoned!
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; He that walketh in the way of uprightness shall serve me.
Psalms 128:1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” Happy is he who feareth the LORD, Who walketh in his ways!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:1
This is a psalm by itself, like none of the rest; it excels them all, and shines brightest in this constellation. It is much longer than any of them more than twice as long as any of them. It is not making long prayers that Christ censurers, but making them for a pretence, which intimates that they are in themselves good and commendable. It seems to me to be a collection of David's pious and devout ejaculations, the short and sudden breathings and elevations of his soul to God, which he wrote down as they… Read the whole commentary →