Psalms 119:5
Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
In Context
4Thou, hast commanded thy precepts, that they should be diligently kept.
6Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 51:10A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
Psalms 119:36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
Psalms 119:131My mouth, have I opened wide, and panted, because, for thy commandments, have I longed.
Psalms 119:173Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
Romans 7:22I have, in fact, a sympathetic pleasure in the law of God; according to the inner man.
Hebrews 13:21Fit you, by every good work, for the doing of his will, doing within us, that which is well-pleasing, before him through Jesus Christ: to whom be the glory, unto the ages of ages. Amen.
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 →