Psalms 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Psalms 119:34 in other translations
| BSB | Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart. |
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| WEB | Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart. |
| ASV | Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; Yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart. |
| YLT | Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart. |
| DARBY | Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart. |
| BBE | Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart. |
| Webster | Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart. |
What does Psalms 119:34 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:33-38
33-38. To encourage us in prayer for divine aid in adhering to His truth, we are permitted to believe that by His help we shall succeed. the way of thy statutes--that is, the way or manner of life prescribed by them. The help we hope to obtain by prayer is to be the basis on which our resolutions should rest.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:33-40
Teach me thy statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit of revelation in the word will not suffice, unless we have the Spirit of wisdom in the heart. God puts his Spirit within us, causing us to walk in his statutes. The sin here prayed against is covetousness. Those that would have the love of God rooted in them, must get the…
Psalms 119:34 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:34
- James 1:5
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
- Matthew 7:24
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
- Proverbs 2:5-6
Then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God. For the Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
- Psalms 119:73
י JOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
- James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
- Psalms 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth for ever.
- Psalms 119:69
The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart.
- John 7:17
If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- James 2:8-12
If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. …
- Psalms 119:10
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- James 3:13-18
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. …
- Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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Context
- Psalms 119:33
ה HE. Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
- Psalms 119:34
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
- Psalms 119:35
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalms 119:34 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dame entendimiento, y guardaré tu ley; y la observaré de todo corazón. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Donne-moi de l’intelligence, et j’observerai ta loi, et je la garderai de tout mon cœur. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Gib mir Einsicht, und ich will dein Gesetz bewahren und es halten von ganzem Herzen. |