Psalm 119:57

Translations

Modern

The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

Traditional

ח CHETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

Literal

YHWH is my portion; I have said I would keep Your words.

Latin

Portio mea, Domine, dixi custodire legem tuam.

Original

Hebrew

English

The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words.

Notes

Psalms 119:57–64

Heth (ח) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The psalmist seeks God’s favor and loving devotion. Although surrounded by evildoers, he remains a loyal servant of the Lord.

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.

Related verses

Lamentations 3:24
“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in Him.”
Psalm 16:5
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
Psalm 142:5
I cry to You, O LORD: “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.”
Jeremiah 10:16
The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance—the LORD of Hosts is His name.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Psalm 119:115
Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
Joshua 24:18
And the LORD drove out before us all the nations, including the Amorites who lived in the land. We too will serve the LORD, because He is our God!”
Joshua 24:21
“No!” replied the people. “We will serve the LORD!”
Joshua 24:24–27
So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.”
Joshua 24:15
But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD!”
Psalm 66:14
…the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.
Deuteronomy 26:17–18
Today you have proclaimed that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in His ways, keep His statutes and commandments and ordinances, and listen to His voice.

Glossary

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