I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
Parallel translations
- WEB I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, Yahweh! I will keep your statutes.
- KJV I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy 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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Quick answer
The psalmist prays wholeheartedly for God to answer, pledging to keep His statutes. Sincere, undivided prayer goes hand in hand with obedience.
Overview
Opening the 'Qoph' stanza, the writer cries out with his 'whole heart,' showing that true prayer engages the whole person, not divided loyalties. His petition and his promise to obey are bound together, for he seeks God's help in order to walk in God's ways. This wholehearted devotion foreshadows the new heart God gives His people under the gospel, enabling glad obedience.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 12
- Ps 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
- Jer 29:13You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
- Ps 119:106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.
- Ps 102:1A prayer of one who is afflicted, when he grows faint and pours out his lament before the LORD. Hear my prayer, O LORD; let my cry for help come before You.
- Ps 142:1–2A Maskil of David, when he was in the cave. A prayer. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift my voice to the LORD for mercy.
- 1 Sam 1:10In her bitter distress, Hannah prayed to the LORD and wept with many tears.
- 1 Sam 1:15“No, my lord,” Hannah replied. “I am a woman oppressed in spirit. I have not had any wine or strong drink, but I have poured out my soul before the LORD.
- Ps 86:4Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul.
- Ps 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may obey the commandments of my God.
- Ps 61:1–2For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. Of David. Hear my cry, O God; attend to my prayer.
- Ps 119:44I will always obey Your law, forever and ever.
- Ps 62:8Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
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