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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Withu my whole heart
leb (Hebrew #3820)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything
KJV usage: + care for, comfortably, consent, X considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart((-ed)), X heed, X I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), X regard((-ed)), X themselves, X unawares, understanding, X well, willingly, wisdom.
Pronounce: labe
Origin: a form of 3824
have I sought
darash (Hebrew #1875)
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely.
Pronounce: daw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
thee: O let me not wander
shagah (Hebrew #7686)
to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured
KJV usage: (cause to) go astray, deceive, err, be ravished, sin through ignorance, (let, make to) wander.
Pronounce: shaw-gaw'
Origin: a primitive root
from thy commandments
mitsvah (Hebrew #4687)
a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)
KJV usage: (which was) commanded(-ment), law, ordinance, precept.
Pronounce: mits-vaw'
Origin: from 6680
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2 Chron. 15:15• 15And 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 them: and the Lord gave them rest round about. (2 Chron. 15:15)

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Psa. 119:2,34,58,69• 2Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.
 34Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
 58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
 69The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. (Psa. 119:2,34,58,69)
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Psa. 78:37• 37For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant. (Psa. 78:37)
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1 Sam. 7:3• 3And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. (1 Sam. 7:3)
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2 Chron. 15:15• 15And 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 them: and the Lord gave them rest round about. (2 Chron. 15:15)
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Jer. 3:10• 10And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord. (Jer. 3:10)
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Hos. 10:2• 2Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images. (Hos. 10:2)
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Zeph. 1:5‑6• 5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham;
 6And them that are turned back from the Lord; and those that have not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him. (Zeph. 1:5‑6)
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Matt. 6:24• 24No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matt. 6:24)
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Col. 3:22• 22Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: (Col. 3:22)
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1 John 2:15• 15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. (1 John 2:15)
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Psa. 119:21,118,133,176• 21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
 118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
 133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
 176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. (Psa. 119:21,118,133,176)
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Psa. 23:3• 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. (Psa. 23:3)
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Psa. 125:5• 5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. (Psa. 125:5)
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Psa. 143:8‑10• 8Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
 9Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
 10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness. (Psa. 143:8‑10)
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Prov. 2:13• 13Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness; (Prov. 2:13)
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Prov. 21:16• 16The man that wandereth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead. (Prov. 21:16)
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Isa. 35:8• 8And 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 for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. (Isa. 35:8)
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Ezek. 34:6• 6My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek after them. (Ezek. 34:6)
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2 Peter 2:15‑22• 15Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;
 16But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
 17These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.
 18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
 19While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
 20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
 21For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them.
 22But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire. (2 Peter 2:15‑22)
• Second, by casting himself upon the power of God to be kept from wandering in paths of his own lust and will. Conscious of his weakness and that right and honest desires will not in themselves keep him in the path of blessing, he whole-heartedly casts himself upon God (vs. 10). (“Psalm 119:9-16: Division 2 (Beth)” by H. Smith)
• God is looked to in goodness; for when He is truly sought, there is always some sense of His goodness. It is what distinguishes conversion from mere terror of conscience, desire towards Him and sense of goodness in God. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

JND Translation Notes

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Or "do I seek."