Psalms 119:5
אַחֲלַי יִכֹּנוּ דְרָכָי לִשְׁמֹר חֻקֶּֽיךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
In Context
4אַתָּה צִוִּיתָה פִקֻּדֶיךָ לִשְׁמֹר מְאֹֽד ׃
6אָז לֹא ־ אֵבוֹשׁ בְּהַבִּיטִי אֶל ־ כָּל ־ מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 51:10תַּשְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה תָּגֵלְנָה עֲצָמוֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ ׃
Psalms 119:36הַט ־ לִבִּי אֶל ־ עֵדְוֺתֶיךָ וְאַל אֶל ־ בָּֽצַע ׃
Psalms 119:131פִּֽי ־ פָעַרְתִּי וָאֶשְׁאָפָה כִּי לְמִצְוֺתֶיךָ יָאָֽבְתִּי ׃
Psalms 119:173תְּהִֽי ־ יָדְךָ לְעָזְרֵנִי כִּי פִקּוּדֶיךָ בָחָֽרְתִּי ׃
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 →