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Psalm 119

Psalm 119:133

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet · Psalm 119:1–176
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Translations

Modern
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
Traditional
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Literal
Establish my steps by Your word, and do not let any iniquity rule over me.
Latin
Gressus meos dirige secundum eloquium tuum, et non dominetur mei omnis injustitia.

Original

Hebrew
English
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.

Notes

Psalms 119:129–136

Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

  • “Instructions”

  • “law”

  • “words”

  • “commandments”

  • “statutes”

  • “judgments”

  • “promises”

  • “precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Glossary

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Topics

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