Psalms 19 · Verse 11

Psalms 19:11

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 19:11, King James Version

Psalms 19:11 in other translations

BSBBy them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
WEBMoreover your servant is warned by them. In keeping them there is great reward.
ASVMoreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
YLTAlso--Thy servant is warned by them, ‘In keeping them is a great reward.'
DARBYMoreover, by them is thy servant enlightened; in keeping them there is great reward.
BBEBy them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
WebsterMoreover, by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

What does Psalms 19:11 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 By them is thy servant warned - נזהר nizhar, from זהר zahar, to be clear, pellucid. By these laws, testimonies, etc., thy servant is fully instructed; he sees all clearly; and he discerns that in keeping of them there is great reward: every man is wise, holy, and happy, who observes them. All Christian experience confirms this truth. Reader, what says thine?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 19:11-14
God's word warns the wicked not to go on in his wicked way, and warns the righteous not to turn from his good way. There is a reward, not only after keeping, but in keeping God's commandments. Religion makes our comforts sweet, and our crosses easy, life truly valuable, and death itself truly desirable. David not only desired to be pardoned and cleansed from the sins he had discovered and confessed, but from those he had forgotten or overlooked. All discoveries of sin made to us by the law, should drive us to the throne of grace, there to pray. His dependence was the same with that of every Christian who says, Surely in the Lord Jesus have I righteousness and strength. No prayer can be acceptable before God which is not offered in the strength of our Redeemer or Divine Kinsman, through Him who took our nature upon him, that he might redeem us unto God, and restore the long-lost inheritance. May our hearts be much affected with the excellence of the word of God; and much affected with the evil of sin, and the danger we are in of it, and the danger we are in by it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Psalms 19:11 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.

גַּֽם\־gam-alsoH1571
עַ֭בְדְּךָ'Av.de.khaservant yourH5650
נִזְהָ֣רniz.Har[is] warnedH2094
בָּהֶ֑םba.Hemby them
בְּ֝שָׁמְרָ֗םbe.sha.me.Ram[is] in keeping themH8104
עֵ֣קֶב'E.kevconsequenceH6118
רָֽב\׃RavgreatH7227

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

Cross references for Psalms 19:11

  • Psalms 119:11

    Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

  • 2 John 1:8

    Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

  • 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.

  • Hebrews 11:6-7

    But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is by faith.

  • Proverbs 29:18

    Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.

  • Proverbs 6:22-23

    When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:

  • Revelation 14:13

    And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

  • Matthew 6:4

    That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

  • Ezekiel 3:17-21

    Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. …

  • Hebrews 11:26

    Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.

  • Proverbs 11:18

    The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:14

    Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Moreover.
119:11; 2Ch 19:10; Pr 6:22,23; Eze 3:17-21; 33:3-9; Mt 3:7
Ac 20:31; 1Co 4:14; 1Th 5:14; Heb 11:7
keeping.
Pr 3:16-18; 11:18; 29:18; Isa 3:10,11; Mt 6:4,6,18; Heb 11:6,26
Jas 1:25; 2Jo 1:8; Re 14:13

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

Context

  • Psalms 19:10

    More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

  • Psalms 19:11

    Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

  • Psalms 19:12

    Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

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Psalms 19:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tu siervo es además amonestado con ellos: en guardarlos hay grande galardón.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Ils sont plus précieux que l’or et que beaucoup d’or fin, et plus doux que le miel et que ce qui distille des rayons de miel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Auch wird dein Knecht durch sie belehrt; im Beobachten derselben ist großer Lohn.