Psalms 119:80
Let my heart be thorough in thy statutes, that I may not be ashamed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
In Context
79Let them who revere thee, turn unto me, even they who know thy testimonies.
81[KAPH.] My soul, hath languished for thy salvation, For thy word, have I hoped.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 26:16This day, is Yahweh thy God commanding thee to do these statutes and the regulations,—thou shalt therefore observe and do them, with all thy heart and with all thy soul.
2 Chronicles 15:17But, the high places, were not taken away out of Israel,—only, the heart of Asa, was perfect, all his days.
2 Chronicles 31:20And Hezekiah did thus, throughout all Judah,—and he did that which was good and right and faithful, before Yahweh his God.
Psalms 25:21Let, blamelessness and uprightness, watch over me, because I have waited for thee.
Psalms 119:6Then, shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Ezekiel 11:9So will I take you forth out of her midst, and will deliver you into the hand of foreigners, —and will execute upon you judgments.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:79-80
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies. Here David shows, I. How little he valued the will—will of sinners. There were those that dealt perversely with him, that were peevish and ill-conditioned towards him, that sought advantages against him, and misconstrued all he said and did. Even those that deal most fairly may meet with those that deal perversely.… Read the whole commentary →