Psalms 119:5
I desire that I will faithfully/always obey all ◄your statutes/that you have said that we should do►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 51:10O God, cause my inner being to be pure. Put new thoughts within me and make me faithful again.
Psalms 119:36Cause me to want to obey your rules and not to want to become rich.
Psalms 119:131I eagerly desire to know ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, like [SIM] a dog that pants with its mouth open wanting to be fed.
Psalms 119:173I ask you [SYN] to always be ready to help me because I have chosen to obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
Romans 7:22With my new inner nature I like the laws of God very much.
Hebrews 13:21So I pray that God will equip you with everything good that you need in order that you may do the things that he desires. May he accomplish in our lives whatever he considers pleasing as a result of Jesus Christ equipping us. May Jesus Christ be praised forever. ◄Amen!/May it be so!►
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 →