I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
- BSB I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- NKJV I have sworn and confirmed That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- NASB I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- NLT I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations.
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Quick answer
He has sworn and confirmed a vow to obey God's righteous ordinances. He binds himself solemnly to a life of obedience.
Overview
The psalmist commits himself by oath to keep God's righteous rules, underscoring the seriousness of his devotion. Such a vow expresses settled resolve rather than fleeting feeling. This deliberate consecration anticipates the believer's wholehearted dedication to follow Christ, presenting oneself as a living sacrifice (Rom. 12:1; Josh. 24:15).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Neh 10:29They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- Ps 56:12Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render praises unto thee.
- 2 Kgs 23:3And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant.
- Ps 66:13–14I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
- 2 Cor 8:5And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.
- Eccl 5:4–5When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
- Ps 119:115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
- Matt 5:33Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform unto the Lord thine oaths:
- 2 Chr 15:13–14That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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