Psalms 119 · Verse 60

Psalms 119:60

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
Psalms 119:60, King James Version

Psalms 119:60 in other translations

BSBI hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
WEBI will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
ASVI made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
YLTI have made haste, And delayed not, to keep Thy commands.
DARBYI have made haste, and not delayed, to keep thy commandments.
BBEI was quick to do your orders, and let no time be wasted.
WebsterI made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

What does Psalms 119:60 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:57-60

57-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; La 3:24).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 60 Thirdly. I made haste, and delayed not - He did this with the utmost speed; and did not trifle with his convictions, nor seek to drown the voice of conscience. The original word, which we translate delayed not, is amazingly emphatical. ולא התמהמהתי velo hithmahmahti, I did not stand what-what-whating; or, as we used to express the same sentiment, shilly-shallying with myself: I was determined, and so set out. The Hebrew word, as well as the English, strongly marks indecision of mind, positive action being suspended, because the mind is so unfixed as not to be able to make a choice. Verse 58 Fourthly. Being determined in his heart, he tells us, I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. He found he had sinned; that he needed mercy; that he had no time to lose; that he must be importunate; and therefore he sought that mercy with all his soul. Fifthly. Feeling that he deserved nothing but wrath, that he had no right to any good, he cries for mercy in the way that God had promised to convey it: "Be merciful unto me!" And to this he is encouraged only by the promise of God; and therefore prays, "Be merciful unto me According to thy Word." Verse 57 Sixthly. To keep himself firm in his present resolutions, he binds himself unto the Lord. "I have said that I would keep thy words." Thy vows are upon me, and I must not add to my guilt by breaking them. Seventhly. He did not seek in vain; God reveals himself in the fullness of blessedness to him, so that he is enabled to exclaim, Thou art my portion, O Lord! My whole soul trusts in thee, my spirit rests supremely satisfied with thee. I have no other inheritance, nor do I desire any. Here then is the way to seek, the way to find, and the way to be happy. Other effects of this conversion may be seen below.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:57-64

True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste…

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Psalms 119:60 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.

חַ֭שְׁתִּיChash.tiI have made hasteH2363
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
הִתְמַהְמָ֑הְתִּיhit.mah.Ma.he.tiI have delayedH4102
לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗רlish.Morto keepH8104
מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ\׃mitz.vo.Tei.khacommandments yourH4687

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:60

  • Psalms 95:7-8

    For he is our God; and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  • Galatians 1:16

    To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

  • Proverbs 27:1

    Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

  • Ezekiel 10:6-8

    And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood beside the wheels. And one cherub stretched forth his hand from between the cherubims unto the fire that was between the cherubims, and took thereof, and put it into the hands of him that was clothed with linen: who took it, and went out. And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a man’s hand under their wings.

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95:7,8; Eze 10:6-8; Pr 27:1; Ec 9:10; Ga 1:16

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Context

  • Psalms 119:59

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

  • Psalms 119:60

    I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

  • Psalms 119:61

    The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.

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Psalms 119:60 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Apresuréme, y no me retardé en guardar tus mandamientos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Je me suis hâté, et je n’ai point différé de garder tes commandements.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Ich habe geeilt und nicht gesäumt, deine Gebote zu halten.