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Psalms 119:3

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Yes, they do nothing wrong. They walk in his ways.
Psalms 119:3 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways.
  • BSB They do no iniquity; they walk in His ways.
  • NKJV They also do no iniquity; They walk in His ways.
  • NASB They also do no injustice; They walk in His ways.
  • NLT They do not compromise with evil, and they walk only in his paths.

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Quick answer

Those who walk in God's ways are kept from doing wrong, showing that true obedience and a holy life go together. It matters because blessedness is tied to walking faithfully in God's revealed path.

Overview

Continuing the opening blessing of Psalm 119, this verse describes the blameless as those who do no iniquity but walk in the LORD's ways. It does not claim sinless perfection but a settled direction of life governed by God's word. This wholehearted walk anticipates the new heart promised in the gospel, where the Spirit enables believers to walk in God's ways through Christ.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 2

  • 1 Jn 5:18We know that whoever is born of God doesn’t sin, but he who was born of God keeps himself, and the evil one doesn’t touch him.
  • 1 Jn 3:9Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (6)
HOLINESSINSTRUCTIONLAWPERFECTIONRIGHTEOUSSINLESSNESS

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Free animated overview and word-study videos for this book.

  • VideoWatch teaching on Psalms 119:3YouTube · Lay · Free

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 119:3 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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They also doפָּעַלno iniquityעֶוֶלthey walkהָלַךְin his waysדֶּרֶךְ
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