Psalms 119:5
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
In Context
4Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,
6Then I am not ashamed In my looking unto all Thy commands.
Cross References
Psalms 51:10A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
Psalms 119:36Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Psalms 119:131My mouth I have opened, yea, I pant, For, for Thy commands I have longed.
Psalms 119:173Thy hand is for a help to me, For Thy commands I have chosen.
Romans 7:22for I delight in the law of God according to the inward man,
Hebrews 13:21make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom [is] the glory — to the ages of the 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 →