Psalm 19:7
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19:7The law of the Lord is perfect
and preserves one’s life.20
The rules set down by the Lord21 are reliable22
and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.23
Footnotes
- 20 Heb “[it] restores life.” Elsewhere the Hiphil of שׁוּב (shuv, “return”) when used with נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “life”) as object, means to “rescue or preserve one’s life” (Job 33:30; Ps 35:17) or to “revive one’s strength” (emotionally or physically; cf. Ruth 4:15; Lam 1:11, 16, 19). Here the point seems to be that the law preserves the life of the one who studies it by making known God’s will. Those who know God’s will know how to please him and can avoid offending him. See v. 11a.
- 21 Traditionally, “the testimony of the Lord.” The noun עֵדוּת (’edut) refers here to the demands of God’s covenant law.
- 22 God’s covenant contains a clear, reliable witness to his moral character and demands.
- 23 Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The law of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple;
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
The law of the Lord is perfect,
refreshing the soul.
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
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NLTNew Living Translation
The instructions of the Lord are perfect,
reviving the soul.
The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
The law of Yahweh is perfect, reviving life.
The testimony of Yahweh is firm, making wise the simple.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul:
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
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