Psalms 119:80
May my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I may not be put to shame!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
In Context
79Let those who fear thee turn unto me, And they that know thine ordinances!
81My soul fainteth for thy salvation; In thy promise do I trust.
Cross References
Psalms 25:21Let integrity and uprightness preserve me, For on thee do I rest my hope!
Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be put to shame, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
Ezekiel 11:9And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and execute judgments upon you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:79-80
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Here David shows, I. How little he valued the will—will of sinners. There were those that dealt perversely with him, that were peevish and ill-conditioned towards him, that sought advantages against him, and misconstrued all he said and did. Even those that deal most fairly may meet with those that deal perversely.… Read the whole commentary →