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Delight Yourself in the LORD

Psalms 37:31

In 11 translations

BSB
The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
KJV
The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.steps: or, goings
WEB
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.
ASV
The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
LSV
The law of his God [is] his heart, || His steps do not slide.
YLT
The law of his God [is] his heart, His steps do not slide.
DBY
the law of his God is in his heart; his goings shall not slide.Elohim
DRC36:31
The law of his God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be supplanted.
GNV
For the Lawe of his God is in his heart, and his steppes shall not slide.
JPS
The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps slide.
LXXE36:31
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not slide.Gr. be tripped up, or supplanted.

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Original-language editions

WLC
תּוֹרַ֣ת אֱלֹהָ֣יו בְּלִבּ֑וֹ לֹ֖א תִמְעַ֣ד אֲשֻׁרָיו׃
LXX-Br36:31
Ὁ νόμος τοῦ Θεοῦ αὐτοῦ ἐν καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐχ ὑποσκελισθήσεται τὰ διαβήματα αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 40:8I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”
  • Deuteronomy 6:6These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts.
  • Isaiah 51:7Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.
  • Psalms 119:11I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
  • Psalms 37:23The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
  • Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  • Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
  • Job 23:11My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.
  • Proverbs 4:4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
  • Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  • Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
  • Psalms 40:2–3He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their…
  • Psalms 44:18Our hearts have not turned back; our steps have not strayed from Your path.
  • Deuteronomy 11:18–20Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as reminders on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, speaking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the…
  • Psalms 119:98Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me.
  • Proverbs 14:15The simple man believes every word, but the prudent man watches his steps.

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