Psalms 119:8
I will observe your statutes; 1 do not leave me alone. BETH 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
In Context
7I will give thanks to you with an upright heart 1 when I learn your righteous decrees. 1
9How can a young person keep his path pure? 1 By obeying your word. 1
Cross References
Psalms 38:21Do not abandon me, Yahweh; 1 my God, do not stay far away from me. 1
Psalms 71:9Do not throw me away in my time of old age; 1 do not abandon me when my strength fails. 1
Psalms 119:16I delight in your statutes; 1 I will not forget your word. GIMEL 1
Psalms 119:115Get away from me, you evil doers, 1 so that I may observe the commandments of my God. 1
Psalms 119:176I have wandered off like a lost sheep; 1 seek your servant, 1 for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:8-9
7 I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 8 I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly. Here is, I. David's endeavour to perfect himself in his religion, and to make himself (as we say) master of his business. He hopes to learn God's righteous judgments. He knew much, but he was still pressing forward and desired to know more, as knowing this, that he had not yet attained; but as far as perfection is attainable in this life he reached towards it, and… Read the whole commentary →