Psalms 119:34

119:33 HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

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Give me understanding, and I will keep your law. Yes, I will obey it with my whole heart.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep your law; yes, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

119:35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

What does Psalms 119:34 mean?

Psalms 119:34 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בִּין (bîyn), נָצַר (nâtsar), תּוֹרָה (tôwrâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Give

understanding,בִּיןbîyn/bene/H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand

and

shall

keepנָצַרnâtsar/naw-tsar'/H5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)

thy

law;תּוֹרָהtôwrâh/to-raw'/H8451a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch

yea,

shall

observeשָׁמַרshâmar/shaw-mar'/H8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.

with

whole

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

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Instruction

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:34.

Deuteronomy 32:10

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye. led: or, compassed

Exodus 16:28

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Genesis 26:5

Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:34 say?

Psalms 119:34 (King James Version) reads: "Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart."

Is Psalms 119:34 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:34 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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