Psalms 119:5
119:4 Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
KJV
Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!
What does Psalms 119:5 mean?
Psalms 119:5 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אַחֲלַי (ʼachălay), דֶּרֶךְ (derek), כּוּן (kûwn).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:5.
Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.
Exodus 12:24And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
Exodus 15:26And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.
Exodus 18:20And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Genesis 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Genesis 28:20And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
Genesis 3:24So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 119:5 say?
Psalms 119:5 (King James Version) reads: "O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!"
Is Psalms 119:5 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 119:5 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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