I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
Parallel translations
- KJV I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
- BSB I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
- NKJV I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes.
- NASB ¶I cried out with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will comply with Your statutes.
- NLT I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 119:10With my whole heart, I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
- Jer 29:13You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.
- Ps 119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will obey your righteous ordinances.
- Ps 102:1A Prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed and pours out his complaint before Yahweh. Hear my prayer, Yahweh! Let my cry come to you.
- Ps 142:1–2A contemplation by David, when he was in the cave. A Prayer. I cry with my voice to Yahweh. With my voice, I ask Yahweh for mercy.
- Ps 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- Ps 119:44So I will obey your law continually, forever and ever.
- 1 Sam 1:15Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before Yahweh.
- Ps 61:1–2For the Chief Musician. For a stringed instrument. By David. Hear my cry, God. Listen to my prayer.
- 1 Sam 1:10She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.
- Ps 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
- Ps 86:4Bring joy to the soul of your servant, for to you, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
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