Psalms 119:56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
Psalms 119:56 in other translations
| BSB | This is my practice, for I obey Your precepts. |
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| WEB | This is my way, that I keep your precepts. HETH |
| ASV | This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. ח HHETH. |
| YLT | This hath been to me, That Thy precepts I have kept! |
| DARBY | This I have had, because I have observed thy precepts. |
| BBE | This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart. |
| Webster | This I had, because I kept thy precepts. |
What does Psalms 119:56 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:52-56
52-56. The pious take comfort, when harassed and distressed by wickedness of men who forsake God's law, in remembering that the great principles of God's truth will still abide; and also God's judgments of old--that is, His past interpositions in behalf of His people are a pledge that He will again interpose to deliver them; and they become the theme of constant and delightful meditation. The more we keep the more…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:49-56
Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in affliction. If, through grace, it makes us holy, there is enough in it to make us easy, in all conditions. Let us be certain we have the Divine law for what we believe, and then let not scoffers prevail upon us to decline from it…
Psalms 119:56 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 119:56
- Psalms 119:165
Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
- 1 John 3:19-24
And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. …
- Psalms 18:18-22
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay. He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
165; 18:18-22; 1Jo 3:19-24
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Psalms 119:55
I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night, and have kept thy law.
- Psalms 119:56
This I had, because I kept thy precepts.
- Psalms 119:57
ח CHETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.
Psalms 119:56 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Esto tuve, porque guardaba tus mandamientos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Cela m’est arrivé, car j’ai observé tes préceptes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dies ist mir geschehen, weil ich deine Vorschriften bewahrt habe. |