Psalms 89:31

89:30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; break: Heb. profane

KJV

if they break my statutes, and don’t keep my commandments;

If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments;

89:32 Then will I visit their transgression with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes.

What does Psalms 89:31 mean?

Psalms 89:31 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָלַל (châlal), חֻקָּה (chuqqâh), שָׁמַר (shâmar).

Hebrew interlinear

they

breakחָלַלchâlal/khaw-lal'/H2490properly, to bore, i.e. (by implication) to wound, to dissolve; figuratively, to profane (a person, place or thing), to break (one's word), to begin (as if by an 'opening wedge'); to play (the flute)

statutes,חֻקָּהchuqqâh/khook-kaw'/H2708{an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)}

and

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

not

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

break:

Heb.

profane

Topics

Afflictions Anger of God, the Covenant, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 89:31.

Genesis 26:5

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

Exodus 12:17

And ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread; for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your generations by an ordinance for ever.

Exodus 13:10

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

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.

Exodus 31:14

Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

Leviticus 26:15

And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 89:31 say?

Psalms 89:31 (King James Version) reads: "If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments; break: Heb. profane"

Is Psalms 89:31 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 89:31 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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