Psalms 119:34

In 11 translations

BSB

Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all my heart.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Cause me to understand, and I keep Your law, || And observe it with the whole heart.

YLT

Cause me to understand, and I keep Thy law, And observe it with the whole heart.

DBY

Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with [my] whole heart.

DRC118:34

Give me understanding, and I will search thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.

GNV

Giue mee vnderstanding, and I will keepe thy Law: yea, I wil keepe it with my whole heart.

JPS

Give me understanding, that I keep Thy law and observe it with my whole heart.

LXXE118:34

Instruct me, and I will search out thy law, and will keep it with my whole heart.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

הֲ֭בִינֵנִי וְאֶצְּרָ֥ה תֽוֹרָתֶ֗ךָ וְאֶשְׁמְרֶ֥נָּה בְכָל־לֵֽב׃

LXX-Br118:34

Συνέτισόν με, καὶ ἐξερευνήσω τὸν νόμον σου, καὶ φυλάξω αὐτὸν ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Matthew 7:24Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
• James 1:5Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
• Proverbs 2:5–6then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God. For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
• Psalms 119:73Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.
• James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
• John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
• Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
• Psalms 111:10The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!
• Psalms 119:69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.
• James 2:8–12If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well. But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors. Whoever keeps the whole…
• James 3:13–18Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in…
• Matthew 5:19So then, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise will be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom…
• Psalms 119:58I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
• James 4:11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
• Job 28:28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
• Deuteronomy 4:6Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the peoples, who will hear of all these statutes and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”

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