I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have set my heart to perform your statutes forever, even to the end. SAMEKH
- KJV I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
- NKJV I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end. ס Samek
- NASB I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, even to the end. Samekh
- NLT I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end. Samekh
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Quick answer
He has set his heart to obey God's statutes forever, to the very end. His obedience is a settled, lifelong resolve.
Overview
Closing the NUN stanza, the psalmist declares a heart fixed on performing God's statutes without end. His commitment is not momentary but enduring, reaching to the end of life. Such persevering obedience reflects the call to faithfulness unto death, made possible by God who works in His people both to will and to do (Phil. 2:13; Rev. 2:10).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- Ps 119:33Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
- Ps 141:4Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies.
- 1 Kgs 8:58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.
- Ps 119:36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
- Josh 24:23“Now, therefore,” he said, “get rid of the foreign gods among you and incline your hearts to the LORD, the God of Israel.”
- Ps 119:44I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- 1 Pet 1:13Therefore prepare your minds for action. Be sober-minded. Set your hope fully on the grace to be given you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- Phil 2:13For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- Rev 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- 2 Chr 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
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