Psalms 119:10

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
heart	לִבִּ֥י li.Bi	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
sought	דְרַשְׁתִּ֑יךָ de.rash.Ti.kha	H1875	properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
wander	תַּ֝שְׁגֵּ֗נִי tash.Ge.ni	H7686	to stray (causatively · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
commandments	מִמִּצְוֹתֶֽיךָ mi.mitz.vo.Tei.kha	H4687	a command · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
2 Chronicles 15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of the…
Psalms 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Psalms 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Isaiah 35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be fo…
Psalms 78:37 For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.
Psalms 119:118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:10

Here is, 1. David's experience of a good work God had wrought in him, which he takes the comfort of and pleads with God: "I have sought thee, sought to thee as my oracle, sought after thee as my happiness, sought thee as my God; for should not a people seek unto their God? If I have not yet found thee, I have sought thee, and thou never saidst, Seek in vain, nor wilt say so to me, for I have sought thee with my heart, with my whole heart, sought thee only, sought thee diligently." 2. His prayer for the preservation of that work: "Thou that hast inclined me to seek thy precepts, never suffer me to wander from them." The best are sensible of their aptness to wander; and the more we have found…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:10

With my whole heart have I sought thee,.... Not himself, his own honour and applause, as formal worshippers and self-righteous persons do; but the Lord and his glory, his face, his presence, and communion with him, his grace, and fresh supplies of it, to help in time of need; his doctrine, as the Targum; and to know more of it, and of him, and of his mind and will; and this he did in the most sincere manner, with all his heart and soul. The character of the good man, in Psalm 119:2; the psalmist applies to himself; see Isaiah 26:9; and uses it as an argument to obtain the following request: O let me not wander from thy commandments; the way of them. Good men are apt to go astray, as David,…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:9-16

Psalm 119:9-16 v 9. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to thy word. v 10. I have sought thee with my whole heart; do not permit me to wander from thy commandments. v 11. I have hid thy word in my heart, [401] that I might not sin against thee. v 12. Blessed art thou, O Jehovah! teach me thy statutes. v 13. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. v 14. I have taken pleasure in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. v 15. I will meditate upon thy precepts, and will take heed to thy paths. v 16. I will delight, myself in thy statutes; I will not forget thy words. 9. Wherewith shall a young man cleanse his way? In this plac…

The Church Fathers

"With my whole heart," he saith, "have I sought thee; O repel me not from Thy commandments" (ver. 10). Behold, he prayeth that he may be aided to keep the words of God, wherewith he had said that the young man corrected his way. For this is the meaning of the words, "O repel me not from Thy commandments:" for what is it to be repelled of God, save not to be aided? For human infirmity is not equal to obeying His righteous and exalted commandments, unless His love doth prevent and aid. But those whom He aideth not, these He is justly said to repel. ...
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Judgments of God — (1.) The secret decisions of God’s will (Ps. 110:5; 36:6). (2.) The revelations of his will (Ex. 21:1; Deut. 6:20; Ps. 119:7-175). (3.) The infliction of punishment on the wicked (Ex. 6:6; 12:12;…
Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Affections · Of saints, supremely set on God — Of saints, supremely set on God
Affections, The · Of saints, supremely set on God — Of saints, supremely set on God
Desire · SPIRITUAL — SPIRITUAL
Heart · . — .
Heart, Character Of The Renewed · Wholly devoted to God — Wholly devoted to God
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Seekers · 5:8;8:5,6; — 5:8;8:5,6;
Seeking God · Saints: Engage in, with the whole heart — Saints: Engage in, with the whole heart

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:10

John Gill on Psalms 119:10

John Calvin on Psalms 119:9-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:10

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:10

John Gill on Psalms 119:10

John Calvin on Psalms 119:9-16

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:9-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:10