Psalms 119 · Verse 31

Psalms 119:31

I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.
Psalms 119:31, King James Version

Psalms 119:31 in other translations

BSBI cling to Your testimonies, O LORD; let me not be put to shame.
WEBI cling to your statutes, LORD. Don’t let me be disappointed.
ASVI cleave unto thy testimonies: O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
YLTI have adhered to Thy testimonies, O Jehovah, put me not to shame.
DARBYI cleave unto thy testimonies; Jehovah, let me not be ashamed.
BBEI have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
WebsterI have adhered to thy testimonies: O LORD, put me not to shame.

What does Psalms 119:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:28-32

28-32. In order to adhere to His word, we must seek deliverance from temptations to sin as well as from despondency. enlarge--or, "expand" my heart--with gracious affections. HE. (Psa 119:33-40).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 31 I have stuck - דבקתי dabakti, I have cleaved to, been glued to, them: the same word as in Psa 119:25. My soul cleaves as much to thy testimonies, as my life has cleaved to the dust. O Lord, put me not to shame - Let my sins and follies be blotted out by thy mercy; and so hide and cover them that they shall never appear, either in this or the coming world, to my shame and confusion! How many need to be importunate with God in this prayer!

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:25-32

While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth as their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all its complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, and walk in…

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Psalms 119:31 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.

דָּבַ֥קְתִּיda.Vak.tiI have clungH1692
בְעֵֽדְוֹתֶ֑יךָve.'e.de.vo.Tei.khato testimonies yourH5715
יְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
אַל\־'al-may notH408
תְּבִישֵֽׁנִי\׃te.vi.She.niyou put to shame meH954

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:31

  • Romans 5:5

    And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

  • John 8:31

    Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;

  • Proverbs 23:23

    Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

  • Acts 11:23

    Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

  • Isaiah 45:17

    But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  • Psalms 25:2

    O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.

  • Psalms 25:20

    O keep my soul, and deliver me: let me not be ashamed; for I put my trust in thee.

  • 1 John 2:28

    And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

  • Deuteronomy 11:22

    For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you, to do them, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;

  • Psalms 119:80

    Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

  • Deuteronomy 4:4

    But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.

  • Psalms 119:48

    My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
stuck.
48,115; De 4:4; 10:20; Pr 23:23; Joh 8:31; Ac 11:23
put me.
6,80; 25:2,20; Isa 45:17; 49:23; Jer 17:18; Ro 5:5; 1Jo 2:28

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 119:30

    I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.

  • Psalms 119:31

    I have stuck unto thy testimonies: O Lord, put me not to shame.

  • Psalms 119:32

    I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.

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Psalms 119:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Allegádome he á tus testimonios; oh Jehová, no me avergüences.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je suis attaché à tes témoignages: Éternel! ne me rends point honteux.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich hange an deinen Zeugnissen; Jehova, laß mich nicht beschämt werden!