Psalm 119:34 “Give me understanding that I may obey Your law, and follow it with all…”

Psalm 119:34

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

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

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

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

Bible in Basic English

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

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Cross references

“Give me”

James 1:5 Psalm 119:73 Psalm 111:10 John 7:17 James 3:13–18 Job 28:28

James 1:5 · BSB

Now 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.

Psalm 119:73 · BSB

Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

Psalm 111:10 · BSB

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts gain rich understanding. His praise endures forever!

John 7:17 · BSB

If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.

James 3:13–18 · BSB

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

Job 28:28 · BSB

And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

“I shall”

Matthew 7:24 James 1:25 James 2:8–12 Matthew 5:19 James 4:11 Deuteronomy 4:6

Matthew 7:24 · BSB

Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

James 1:25 · BSB

But 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.

James 2:8–12 · BSB

If you really fulfill the royal law stated in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.

Matthew 5:19 · BSB

So 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 o…

James 4:11 · BSB

Brothers, 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.

Deuteronomy 4:6 · BSB

Observe 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.”

“observe”

Psalm 119:10 Psalm 119:69 Psalm 119:58

Psalm 119:10 · BSB

With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

Psalm 119:69 · BSB

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart.

Psalm 119:58 · BSB

I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

33Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.

35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.

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