Psalms 119:11

119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

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

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I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

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

Your word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

119:12 Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:11 mean?

Psalms 119:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אִמְרָה (ʼimrâh), צָפַן (tsâphan), לֵב (lêb).

Hebrew interlinear

Thy

wordאִמְרָהʼimrâh/im-raw'/H565{something said}

have

hidצָפַןtsâphan/tsaw-fan'/H6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk

mine

heart,לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

that

might

not

sinחָטָאchâṭâʼ/khaw-taw'/H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn

against

thee.

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Instruction Meditation Scriptures, the Sin

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:11.

Exodus 9:34

And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:11 say?

Psalms 119:11 (King James Version) reads: "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee."

Is Psalms 119:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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