Psalms 119:5
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
In Context
4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 51:10Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit!
Psalms 119:36Incline my heart to thine ordinances, And not to the love of gain!
Psalms 119:131I open my mouth and pant: For I long for thy commandments.
Psalms 119:173Let thy hand be my help; For I have chosen thy precepts!
Romans 7:22For I delight in the Law of God, as to the inward man;
Hebrews 13:21make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:5-7
4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently. 5 O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes! 6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments. We are here taught, 1. To own ourselves under the highest obligations to walk in God's law. The tempter would possess men with an opinion that they are at their liberty whether they will make the word of God their rule or no, that, though it may be good, yet it is not so necessary as they are made to believe it is. He taught our… Read the whole commentary →