Psalms 119 · Verse 106

Psalms 119:106

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psalms 119:106, King James Version

Psalms 119:106 in other translations

BSBI have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
WEBI have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
ASVI have sworn, and have confirmed it, That I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
YLTI have sworn, and I confirm it, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
DARBYI have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
BBEI have made an oath and kept it, to be guided by your upright decisions.
WebsterI have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

What does Psalms 119:106 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:106-108
106-108. Such was the national covenant at Sinai and in the fields of Moab.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 106 I have sworn - Perhaps this means no more than that he had renewed his covenant with God; he had bound himself to love and serve him only.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:105-112

The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is…

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Psalms 119:106 in the original Hebrew

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נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiI have sworn an oathH7650
וָאֲקַיֵּ֑מָהva.'a.kai.Ye.mahand I have confirmed !H6965
לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.Morto keepH8104
מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥יmish.pe.Tei[the] judgments ofH4941
צִדְקֶֽךָ\׃tzid.Ke.charighteousness yourH6664

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:106

  • Nehemiah 10:29

    They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;

  • Psalms 56:12

    Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.

  • 2 Kings 23:3

    And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.

  • 2 Corinthians 8:5

    And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

  • Psalms 66:13-14

    I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

  • Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

    When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

  • Psalms 119:115

    Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:13-14

    That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. And they sware unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

  • Matthew 5:33

    Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:

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sworn.
56:12; 66:13,14; 2Ch 15:13,14; Ne 10:29; Ec 5:4,5; Mt 5:33; 2Co 8:5
that I will.
115; 2Ki 23:3

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Context

  • Psalms 119:105

    נ NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

  • Psalms 119:107

    I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.

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Psalms 119:106 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Juré y ratifiqué el guardar los juicios de tu justicia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		J’ai juré, et je le tiendrai, de garder les ordonnances de ta justice.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe geschworen und halte es aufrecht, zu beobachten die Rechte deiner Gerechtigkeit.