Psalms 119:106

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
sworn	נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתִּי nish.Ba'.ti	H7650	to seven oneself · verb, niphal perfect, 1st person common singular
perform	וָאֲקַיֵּ֑מָה va.'a.kai.Ye.mah	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 1st person common singular + paragogic he
keep	לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר lish.Mor	H8104	properly · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
righteous	צִדְקֶֽךָ tzid.Ke.cha	H6664	the right (natural · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
judgments	מִשְׁפְּטֵ֥י mish.pe.Tei	H4941	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct

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Cross-references

Nehemiah 10:29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the s…
Psalms 56:12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
2 Kings 23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonie…
Psalms 66:13-14 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
2 Corinthians 8:5 And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
Ecclesiastes 5:4-5 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
Psalms 119:115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
2 Chronicles 15:13-14 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:106

Here is, 1. The notion David had of religion; it is keeping God's righteous judgments. God's commands are his judgments, the dictates of infinite wisdom. They are righteous judgments, consonant to the eternal rules of equity, and it is our duty to keep them carefully. 2. The obligation he here laid upon himself to be religious, binding himself, by his own promise, to that which he was already bound to by the divine precept, and all little enough. "I have sworn (I have lifted up my head to the Lord, and I cannot go back) and therefore must go forward: I will perform it." Note, (1.) It is good for us to bind ourselves with a solemn oath to be religious. We must swear to the Lord as subjects sw…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:106

I have sworn, and I will perform it,.... Or, "I have performed it" (h). The psalmist had not only taken up a resolution in his mind, but he had openly declared with his mouth, and professed in a solemn manner, that he would serve the Lord; he had sworn allegiance to him as his King, and, through divine grace, had hitherto kept it; and hoped he ever should, and determined through grace he ever would; see Psalm 119:48; that I will keep thy righteous judgments; the precepts of the word, the ordinances of the Lord, the doctrines of grace; all which are righteous, and to be kept, observed, and held to; though they cannot be perfectly kept unless in Christ the surety. (h) "et statui"; Musculus,…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:105-112

Psalm 119:105-112 n 105. Thy word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path. n 106. I have sworn, and will conform, to keep thy righteous judgments. n 107. I am greatly afflicted, O Jehovah! quicken me according to thy word. n 108. O Jehovah! I beseech thee let the free-will-offerings of my mouth be acceptable to thee, and teach me thy judgments. n 109. My soul is continually in my hand; and I have not forgotten thy law. n 110. The wicked have laid a snare for me; and, have not erred from thy statutes. n 111. I have thy testimonies as an inheritance forever; for they are the joy of my heart. n 112. I have inclined my heart to perform thy statutes forever, to the end. 105. Thy word is a…

The Church Fathers

"I have sworn, and am steadfastly purposed to keep Your righteous judgments" [Psalm 119:106]: as one who walked aright in the light of that lantern, and kept to straight paths. For he calls what he has determined by a sacrament, an oath; because the mind ought to be so fixed in keeping the righteous judgments of God, that its determination should be in the place of an oath. Now the righteous judgments of God are kept by faith; when, under the righteous judgment of God, neither any good work is believed to be fruitless, nor any sin unpunished.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

Is anybody, I mean to say, in a position to have both the will and the ability, unless the one who granted us the will by calling us also helps us to have the ability by inspiring us? The fact is, his mercy gets in ahead of us every single time; to call us when we were lacking the will and then to ensure we obtain the ability to do what we will. So let us say to him, "I have sworn and determined to keep the judgments of your justice." I have indeed determined, and promised obedience because you have ordered it; but because "I can see another law in my members fighting back against the law of my mind and taking me prisoner to the law of sin that is in my members," "I have been utterly humbled, Lord; give me life according to your word." Look, "to will is available to me"; therefore, "approve, Lord, the voluntary offering of my mouth," so that your peace may come on earth to people of good will.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMON 193:2

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Dictionary and topics

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,…
Obedience · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Obedience To God · Exemplified: David — Exemplified: David

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Psalms 119:106

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:106

John Gill on Psalms 119:106

John Calvin on Psalms 119:105-112

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:106

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:106

John Gill on Psalms 119:106

John Calvin on Psalms 119:105-112

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:105-112

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:105-112