Psalms 119:57
CHETH. O Lord, that art my portion, I haue determined to keepe thy wordes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
In Context
56This I had because I kept thy precepts.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 26:17Thou hast set vp the Lord this day to be thy God, and to walke in his wayes, and to keepe his ordinances, and his commandements, and his lawes, and to hearken vnto his voyce.
Joshua 24:18And the Lord did cast out before vs all the people, euen the Amorites which dwelt in the lande: therefore will we also serue the Lord, for he is our God.
Joshua 24:24And ye people saide vnto Ioshua, The Lord our God wil we serue, and his voyce wil we obey.
Psalms 16:5The Lord is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou shalt mainteine my lot.
Psalms 73:26My flesh fayleth and mine heart also: but God is the strength of mine heart, and my portion for euer.
Psalms 119:106I haue sworne and will performe it, that I will keepe thy righteous iudgements.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:56-57
55 I have remembered thy name, O Lord , in the night, and have kept thy law. 56 This I had, because I kept thy precepts. Here is, 1. The converse David had with the word of God; he kept it in mind, and upon every occasion he called it to mind. God's name is the discovery he has made of himself to us in and by his word. This is his memorial unto all generations, and therefore we should always keep it in memory—remember it in the night, upon a waking bed, when we are communing with our own hearts. When others were… Read the whole commentary →