Psalms 119 · Verse 2

Psalms 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 119:2, King James Version

Psalms 119:2 in other translations

BSBBlessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
WEBBlessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart.
ASVBlessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart.
YLTO the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
DARBYBlessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
BBEHappy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
WebsterBlessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

What does Psalms 119:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. testimonies--The word of God is so called, because in it He testifies for truth and against sin. seek him--that is, a knowledge of Him, with desire for conformity to His will.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:1-8

The general scope and design of this psalm is to magnify the Divine law, and make it honourable. There are ten words by which Divine revelation is called in this psalm, and each expresses what God expects from us, and what we may expect from him. 1. God's law; this is enacted by him as our Sovereign. 2. His way; this is the rule of his providence. 3. His testimonies; they are solemnly declared to the world. 4. His…

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Psalms 119:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אַ֭שְׁרֵי'Ash.reihow blessed!H835
נֹצְרֵ֥יno.tze.Rei[are those who] observeH5341
עֵדֹתָ֗יו'e.do.Tav<of> testimonies hisH5713
בְּכָל\־be.kholwith allH3605
לֵ֥בlev[the] heartH3820
יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ\׃yid.re.Shu.huthey seek himH1875

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:2

  • Jeremiah 29:13

    And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

  • Psalms 119:10

    With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

  • Deuteronomy 4:29

    But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.

  • John 14:23

    Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

  • Psalms 25:10

    All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

  • Ezekiel 36:27

    And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

  • Deuteronomy 6:17

    Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the Lord your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.

  • Proverbs 23:26

    My son, give me thine heart, and let thine eyes observe my ways.

  • 2 Chronicles 31:21

    And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered.

  • 1 Kings 2:3

    And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

  • Deuteronomy 6:5

    And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

  • Psalms 105:45

    That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
keep.
22,146; 25:10; 105:45; De 6:17; 1Ki 2:3; Pr 23:26; Eze 36:27
Joh 14:23; 1Jo 3:20
seek.
10; De 4:29; 2Ch 31:21; Jer 29:13

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Context

  • Psalms 119:1

    א ALEPH. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

  • Psalms 119:2

    Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

  • Psalms 119:3

    They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.

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Psalms 119:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Bienaventurados los que guardan sus testimonios, y con todo el corazón le buscan:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Bienheureux ceux qui gardent ses témoignages, qui le cherchent de tout leur cœur,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Glückselig, die seine Zeugnisse bewahren, die von ganzem Herzen ihn suchen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Domine, libera animam meam a labiis iniquis et a lingua dolosa.