Psalms 119:60

119:59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

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I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.

I made haste, and delayed not to keep your commandments.

119:61 The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies

What does Psalms 119:60 mean?

Psalms 119:60 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חוּשׁ (chûwsh), מָהַהּ (mâhahh), שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

made

haste,חוּשׁchûwsh/koosh/H2363to hurry; figuratively, to be eager with excitement or enjoyment

and

delayedמָהַהּmâhahh/maw-hah'/H4102properly, to question or hesitate, i.e. (by implication) to be reluctant

not

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

thy

commandments.מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

Topics

Instruction Obedience Procrastination Sin (1)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:60.

Exodus 15:26

And 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 16:28

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

Exodus 20:6

And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.

Genesis 26:5

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

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What does Psalms 119:60 say?

Psalms 119:60 (King James Version) reads: "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments."

Is Psalms 119:60 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:60 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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