Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version I obey your statutes, for I love them greatly. New Living Translation I have obeyed your laws, for I love them very much. English Standard Version My soul keeps your testimonies; I love them exceedingly. Berean Standard Bible I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly. King James Bible My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. New King James Version My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. New American Standard Bible My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. NASB 1995 My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. NASB 1977 My soul keeps Thy testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. Legacy Standard Bible My soul keeps Your testimonies, And I love them exceedingly. Amplified Bible My soul keeps Your testimonies [hearing and accepting and obeying them]; I love them greatly. Christian Standard Bible I obey your decrees and love them greatly. Holman Christian Standard Bible I obey Your decrees and love them greatly. American Standard Version My soul hath observed thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly. Contemporary English Version I love and obey your laws with all my heart. English Revised Version My soul hath observed thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. GOD'S WORD® Translation I have obeyed your written instructions. I have loved them very much. Good News Translation I obey your teachings; I love them with all my heart. International Standard Version My soul treasures your decrees, and I love them deeply. Majority Standard Bible I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly. NET Bible I keep your rules; I love them greatly. New Heart English Bible My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. Webster's Bible Translation My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. World English Bible My soul has observed your testimonies. I love them exceedingly. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy soul has kept Your testimonies, "" And I love them exceedingly. Young's Literal Translation Kept hath my soul Thy testimonies, And I do love them exceedingly. Smith's Literal Translation My soul watched thy testimonies, and loved them greatly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy soul hath kept thy testimonies: and hath loved them exceedingly. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible I observe your testimonies; I love them very much. New Revised Standard Version My soul keeps your decrees; I love them exceedingly. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMy soul has kept thy testimonies, and I love them exceedingly. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My soul has kept your testimony and I have loved it greatly. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917My soul hath observed Thy testimonies; And I love them exceedingly. Brenton Septuagint Translation My soul has kept thy testimonies, and loved them exceedingly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…166I wait for Your salvation, O LORD, and I carry out Your commandments. 167I obey Your testimonies and love them greatly. 168I obey Your precepts and Your testimonies, for all my ways are before You.… Cross References John 14:15 If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. John 14:21 Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him.” John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love. 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome, 1 John 2:3-5 By this we can be sure that we have come to know Him: if we keep His commandments. / If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him. / But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him: Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law. Romans 7:25 Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does. Matthew 22:37-40 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. / And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ ... 1 Peter 1:22 Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart. Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Deuteronomy 10:12-13 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, / and to keep the commandments and statutes of the LORD that I am giving you this day for your own good? Joshua 22:5 But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.” Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night. Psalm 19:7-11 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. / The fear of the LORD is pure, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true, being altogether righteous. ... Treasury of Scripture My soul has kept your testimonies; and I love them exceedingly. soul Psalm 119:6-8,97,111,159 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments… John 14:21-24 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him… John 15:9,10 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love… and I love Psalm 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart. Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man: Jump to Previous Exceedingly Great Greatly Keeps Kept Love Obey Observed Soul Statutes Testimonies Unchanging WordJump to Next Exceedingly Great Greatly Keeps Kept Love Obey Observed Soul Statutes Testimonies Unchanging WordPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw I obey The Hebrew root for "obey" is "shamar," which means to keep, guard, or observe. This word conveys a sense of vigilance and careful attention. In the context of Psalm 119, it reflects a deep commitment to God's commandments. Historically, the Israelites were called to "shamar" the law as a covenantal duty, a sign of their relationship with God. This obedience is not merely external compliance but an internal dedication to living according to God's will, reflecting a heart transformed by His Word. Your testimonies and love them greatly Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Iנַ֭פְשִׁי (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion obey שָֽׁמְרָ֣ה (šā·mə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to Your testimonies עֵדֹתֶ֑יךָ (‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5713: Testimony, witness and love וָאֹהֲבֵ֥ם (wā·’ō·hă·ḇêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 157: To have affection f them greatly. מְאֹֽד׃ (mə·’ōḏ) Adverb Strong's 3966: Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily Links Psalm 119:167 NIVPsalm 119:167 NLT Psalm 119:167 ESV Psalm 119:167 NASB Psalm 119:167 KJV Psalm 119:167 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:167 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:167 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:167 French Bible Psalm 119:167 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:167 My soul has observed your testimonies (Psalm Ps Psa.) |