Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart— New Living Translation Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts. English Standard Version Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart, Berean Standard Bible Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. King James Bible Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. New King James Version Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart! New American Standard Bible Blessed are those who comply with His testimonies, And seek Him with all their heart. NASB 1995 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart. NASB 1977 How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, Who seek Him with all their heart. Legacy Standard Bible How blessed are those who observe His testimonies, They seek Him with all their heart. Amplified Bible Blessed and favored by God are those who keep His testimonies, And who [consistently] seek Him and long for Him with all their heart. Christian Standard Bible Happy are those who keep his decrees and seek him with all their heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible Happy are those who keep His decrees and seek Him with all their heart. American Standard Version Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, That seek him with the whole heart. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Blessed are those who keep his testimony and seek him with all their heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation Blessed are they that search out his testimonies: they will diligently seek him with the whole heart. Contemporary English Version You bless all those who follow your commands from deep in their hearts Douay-Rheims Bible Blessed are they who search his testimonies: that seek him with their whole heart. English Revised Version Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart. GOD'S WORD® Translation Blessed are those who obey his written instructions. They wholeheartedly search for him. Good News Translation Happy are those who follow his commands, who obey him with all their heart. International Standard Version How blessed are those who observe his decrees, who seek him with all of their heart, JPS Tanakh 1917 Happy are they that keep His testimonies, That seek Him with the whole heart. Literal Standard Version O the blessedness of those keeping His testimonies, | They seek Him with the whole heart. Majority Standard Bible Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. New American Bible Blessed those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with all their heart. NET Bible How blessed are those who observe his rules, and seek him with all their heart, New Revised Standard Version Happy are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart, New Heart English Bible Blessed are those who keep his decrees, who seek him with their whole heart. Webster's Bible Translation Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. World English Bible Blessed are those who keep his statutes, who seek him with their whole heart. Young's Literal Translation O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD. 2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. 3They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. 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 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, Deuteronomy 11:13 So if you carefully obey the commandments I am giving you today, to love the LORD your God and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul, Deuteronomy 13:3 you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 30:2 and when you and your children return to the LORD your God and obey His voice with all your heart and all your soul according to everything I am giving you today, Psalm 25:10 All the LORD's ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees. Treasury of Scripture Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. keep Psalm 119:22,146 Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies… Psalm 25:10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. Psalm 105:45 That they might observe his statutes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the LORD. seek Psalm 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul. 2 Chronicles 31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. Jump to Previous Blessed Happiness Happy Heart Keeping Observe Searching Seek Statutes Testimonies Unchanging Whole WordJump to Next Blessed Happiness Happy Heart Keeping Observe Searching Seek Statutes Testimonies Unchanging Whole 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 Verse 2. - Blessed are they that keep his testimonies. A variant expression for keeping the Law, rather than the specification of a particular part of it. And that seek him with the whole heart. This is the emphatic portion of the verse. An obedience "from the heart" is alone acceptable to God (see Psalm 36:10; Psalm 64:10; Psalm 119:34, 58, 69, 145). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Blessedאַ֭שְׁרֵי (’aš·rê) Interjection Strong's 835: Happiness, interjection, how happy! are those who keep נֹצְרֵ֥י (nō·ṣə·rê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep His testimonies, עֵדֹתָ֗יו (‘ê·ḏō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5713: Testimony, witness and seek יִדְרְשֽׁוּהוּ׃ (yiḏ·rə·šū·hū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship Him with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their heart. לֵ֥ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Psalm 119:2 NIVPsalm 119:2 NLT Psalm 119:2 ESV Psalm 119:2 NASB Psalm 119:2 KJV Psalm 119:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:2 French Bible Psalm 119:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep his statutes (Psalm Ps Psa.) |