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Psalms 119:10

119:9 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

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With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

With my whole heart have I sought you: O let me not wander from your commandments.

119:11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.

What does Psalms 119:10 mean?

Psalms 119:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include לֵב (lêb), דָּרַשׁ (dârash), שָׁגָה (shâgâh).

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With
my
whole
heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
have
I
soughtדָּרַשׁdârash/daw-rash'/H1875properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
thee:
O
let
me
not
wanderשָׁגָהshâgâh/shaw-gaw'/H7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
from
thy
commandments.מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

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AffectionsAffections, theInstructionObedienceSeekersSeeking God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:10.

Leviticus 4:13

And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have done somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

Numbers 15:22

And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

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What does Psalms 119:10 say?

Psalms 119:10 (King James Version) reads: "With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments."

Is Psalms 119:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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