Psalms 119:59
חִשַּׁבְתִּי דְרָכָי וָאָשִׁיבָה רַגְלַי אֶל ־ עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
In Context
58חִלִּיתִי פָנֶיךָ בְכָל ־ לֵב חָנֵּנִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ ׃
60חַשְׁתִּי וְלֹא הִתְמַהְמָהְתִּי לִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתֶֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:4וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵיהֶם כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הֲיִפְּלוּ וְלֹא יָקוּמוּ אִם ־ יָשׁוּב וְלֹא יָשֽׁוּב ׃
Lamentations 3:40נַחְפְּשָׂה דְרָכֵינוּ וְֽנַחְקֹרָה וְנָשׁוּבָה עַד ־ יְהוָֽה ׃
Haggai 1:5וְעַתָּה כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת שִׂימוּ לְבַבְכֶם עַל ־ דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:59
58 I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. David, having in the foregoing verse reflected upon his covenants with God, here reflects upon his prayers to God, and renews his petition. Observe, 1. What he prayed for. Having taken God for his portion, he entreated his favour, as one that knew he had forfeited it, was unworthy of it, and yet undone without it, but for ever happy if he could obtain it. We cannot demand God's favour as a debt, but must be humble suppliants… Read the whole commentary →