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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

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O that
'achalay (Hebrew #305)
prob from 253 and a variation of 3863; would that!
KJV usage: O that, would God.
Pronounce: akh-al-ah'ee
Origin: or achaley {akh-al-ay'}
my ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
were directed
kuwn (Hebrew #3559)
properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)
KJV usage: certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth), be stable, (e-)stablish, stand, tarry, X very deed.
Pronounce: koon
Origin: a primitive root
to keep
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
thy statutes
choq (Hebrew #2706)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
KJV usage: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task.
Pronounce: khoke
Origin: from 2710
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Psa. 119:32,36,44‑45,131,159,173• 32The way of thy commandments I will run,{HR}For thou wilt enlarge my heart.
 36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies,{HR}And not to gain,
 44And I will observe thy law{HR}Continually for ever and ever.
 45And I will walk at large;{HR}For thy precepts have I sought.
 131I opened my mouth wide, and panted,{HR}For I longed for thy commandments.
 159See how I love thy precepts;{HR}Jehovah, according to thy mercy quicken me.
 173Let thy hand be for my help,{HR}For I have chosen thy precepts. (Psa. 119:32,36,44‑45,131,159,173)
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Psa. 51:10• 10Create for me a pure heart, O God,{HR}And a steadfast spirit renew within me. (Psa. 51:10)
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Jer. 31:33• 33This shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith Jehovah, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people. (Jer. 31:33)
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Rom. 7:22‑24• 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man,
 23but I see a different law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.
 24Wretched man that I [am]! who shall deliver me out of this body of death? (Rom. 7:22‑24)
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2 Thess. 3:5• 5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of the Christ. (2 Thess. 3:5)
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Heb. 13:21• 21perfect you in every good work unto the doing of his will, working in you what is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] the glory unto the ages of the ages. Amen. (Heb. 13:21)
• It is not only the perception of God's ways—what is intrinsically approved in the heart; but the desire that the actual course of life were ordered so as to keep God's statutes; not satisfying our will, or our will being towards God's. And here dependence is felt as to the course of a man's life, and there is the desire it may be directed. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:1-24” by J.N. Darby)
• Moreover, there is the longing desire that the responsibility should be met; and, conscious of human weakness, the godly man looks to God to so direct his ways that God’s statutes may be kept (vs. 5). (“Psalm 119:1-8: Division 1 (Aleph)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutesf!

JND Translation Notes

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As Ex. 12.24. 22 times in this Psalm.

W. Kelly Translation

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O that my ways were established{HR}To keep thy statutes!