Psalms 119:5
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
O that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes!
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- Psalms 51:10Rank 1 from verse 5
10Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
10‖Create in mee a cleane heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within mee.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:5Rank 2 from verse 5
5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.
5And the Lord direct your hearts into the loue of God, and into ‖the patient waiting for Christ.
- Hebrews 13:21Rank 3 from verse 5
21Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
21Make you perfect in euery good worke to doe his will, ‖working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Iesus Christ, to whom be glorie for euer and euer. Amen.
- Jeremiah 31:33Rank 4 from verse 5
33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the Lord, 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.
33*But this shall be the couenant, that I will make with the house of Israel, After those dayes, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and wil be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Psalms 119:36Rank 5 from verse 5
36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
36Incline my heart vnto thy testimonies: and not to couetousnesse.
- Romans 7:22–24Rank 6 from verse 5
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
22For I delight in the Lawe of God, after the inward man.
23But I see another Lawe in my members, warring against the Lawe of my minde, and bringing me into captiuity to the Law of sinne, which is in my members.
24O wretched man that I am: who shall deliuer me from ‖the body of this death?
- Psalms 119:32Rank 7 from verse 5
32I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
32I will runne the way of thy Commandements: when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
- Psalms 119:173Rank 8 from verse 5
173Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
173Let thine hand helpe me: for I haue chosen thy precepts.
- Psalms 119:159Rank 9 from verse 5
159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O Lord, according to thy lovingkindness.
159Consider how I loue thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy louing kindnesse.
- Psalms 119:44–45Rank 10 from verse 5
44So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
45And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
44So shall I keepe thy Law continually: for euer and euer.
45†And I wil walke at libertie: for I seeke thy precepts.
- Psalms 119:131Rank 11 from verse 5
131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy commandments.
131I opened my mouth, and panted: for I longed for thy Commandements.
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Psalms 119:5
Aimed; pointed; guided; regulated; governed; ordered; instructed.
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To hold, preserve, guard, observe, maintain, restrain, or continue, according to context.
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4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
4Thou hast commaunded vs to keepe thy precepts diligently.
5O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
5O that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes!
Selected passage6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
6Then shall I not bee ashamed: when I haue respect vnto all thy commandements.