Psalm 119:9–20

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Beth

⁹How can a young man keep his way pure?

By ^akeeping it according to Your word.

¹⁰With ^aall my heart I have sought You;

Do not let me ^bstray from Your commandments.

¹¹Your word I have ^atreasured in my heart,

That I may not sin against You.

¹²Blessed are You, O Yahweh;

^aTeach me Your statutes.

¹³With my lips I have ^arecounted

All the ^bjudgments of Your mouth.

¹⁴I have ^arejoiced in the way of Your testimonies,

¹As much as in all riches.

¹⁵I will ^amuse upon Your precepts

And look upon ^bYour ways.

¹⁶I shall ¹^adelight in Your statutes;

I shall ^bnot forget Your word.

Gimel

¹⁷^aDeal bountifully with Your slave,

That I may live and keep Your word.

¹⁸Open my eyes, that I may behold

Wonderful things from Your law.

¹⁹I am a ^asojourner in the earth;

Do not hide Your commandments from me.

²⁰My soul is crushed ¹^awith longing

For Your judgments at all times.

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Footnotes

1Lit As over all
1Lit delight myself
1Lit for

Cross references

a 1 Kin 2:4; 8:25; 2 Chr 6:16
a 2 Chr 15:15; Ps 119:2, 145
b Ps 119:21, 118
a Ps 37:31; 40:8; Luke 2:19, 51
a Ps 119:26, 64, 108, 124, 135, 171
a Ps 40:9
b Ps 119:72
a Ps 119:111, 162
a Ps 1:2; 119:23, 48, 78, 97, 148
b Ps 25:4; 27:11; Is 58:2
a Ps 1:2; 119:24, 35, 47, 70, 77, 92, 143, 174
b Ps 119:93
a Ps 13:6; 116:7
a Gen 47:9; Lev 25:23; 1 Chr 29:15; Ps 39:12; 119:54; Heb 11:13
a Ps 42:1, 2; 63:1; 84:2; 119:40, 131

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

How can a young man keep his way pure?

By guarding it according to your word.

With my whole heart I seek you;

let me not wander from your commandments!

I have stored up your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O Lord;

teach me your statutes!

With my lips I declare

all the rules of your mouth.

In the way of your testimonies I delight

as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and fix my eyes on your ways.

I will delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal bountifully with your servant,

that I may live and keep your word.

Open my eyes, that I may behold

wondrous things out of your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth;

hide not your commandments from me!

My soul is consumed with longing

for your rules at all times.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

How can a young person stay on the path of purity?

By living according to your word.

I seek you with all my heart;

do not let me stray from your commands.

I have hidden your word in my heart

that I might not sin against you.

Praise be to you, Lord;

teach me your decrees.

With my lips I recount

all the laws that come from your mouth.

I rejoice in following your statutes

as one rejoices in great riches.

I meditate on your precepts

and consider your ways.

I delight in your decrees;

I will not neglect your word.

Be good to your servant while I live,

that I may obey your word.

Open my eyes that I may see

wonderful things in your law.

I am a stranger on earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

My soul is consumed with longing

for your laws at all times.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

How can a young man keep his way pure?

By keeping your word.

I have sought you with all my heart;

don’t let me wander from your commands.

I have treasured your word in my heart

so that I may not sin against you.

Lord, may you be blessed;

teach me your statutes.

With my lips I proclaim

all the judgments from your mouth.

I rejoice in the way revealed by your decrees

as much as in all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and think about your ways.

I will delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal generously with your servant

so that I might live;

then I will keep your word.

Open my eyes so that I may contemplate

wondrous things from your instruction.

I am a resident alien on earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

I am continually overcome

with longing for your judgments.

NLTNew Living Translation

How can a young person stay pure?

By obeying your word.

I have tried hard to find you—

don’t let me wander from your commands.

I have hidden your word in my heart,

that I might not sin against you.

I praise you, O Lord;

teach me your decrees.

I have recited aloud

all the regulations you have given us.

I have rejoiced in your laws

as much as in riches.

I will study your commandments

and reflect on your ways.

I will delight in your decrees

and not forget your word.

Be good to your servant,

that I may live and obey your word.

Open my eyes to see

the wonderful truths in your instructions.

I am only a foreigner in the land.

Don’t hide your commands from me!

I am always overwhelmed

with a desire for your regulations.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

How can a young man keep his way pure?

By taking heed according to your word.

With my whole heart I have sought you;

do not let me stray from your commands.

In my heart I have hidden your word,

so that I may not sin against you.

Blessed are you, O Yahweh.

Teach me your statutes.

With my lips I have told of

all the ordinances of your mouth.

In the way of your testimonies I have rejoiced

as I would over all riches.

I will meditate on your precepts

and look at your ways.

I will take delight in your statutes;

I will not forget your word.

Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live

and heed your word.

Uncover my eyes, that I may look at

wonderful things from your law.

I am a sojourner on the earth;

do not hide your commands from me.

My soul is crushed with longing

for your ordinances at all times.

KJV 1900King James Version

BETH.

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?

By taking heed thereto according to thy word.

With my whole heart have I sought thee:

O let me not wander from thy commandments.

Thy word have I hid in mine heart,

That I might not sin against thee.

Blessed art thou, O Lord:

Teach me thy statutes.

With my lips have I declared

All the judgments of thy mouth.

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies,

As much as in all riches.

I will meditate in thy precepts,

And have respect unto thy ways.

I will delight myself in thy statutes:

I will not forget thy word.

GIMEL.

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live,

And keep thy word.

Open thou mine eyes,

That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

I am a stranger in the earth:

Hide not thy commandments from me.

My soul breaketh for the longing

That it hath unto thy judgments at all times.

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