Psalms 119:38
36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
40 Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
- KJV
- Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
- WEB
- Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
- ASV
- Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.
- DARBY
- Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
- BLB
- Make Your word stand for Your servant, which [is] for the fearing of You.
- ÅB
- Oppfyll for din tjener ditt ord, som er for dem som frykter deg!
- OTB
- Stadfest ditt ord til din tjener,
Som gir deg frykt. - B1930
- Opfyll for din tjener ditt ord, som er for dem som frykter dig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 32:39–41
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them:
Read in contextPsalms 147:11
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.
Read in contextPsalms 103:17
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;
Read in contextPsalms 103:11
For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:25–29
And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Read in contextPsalms 103:13
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Read in contextPsalms 119:49
Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
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