Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I will keep them to the end.
Parallel translations
- WEB Teach me, Yahweh, the way of your statutes. I will keep them to the end.
- KJV Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
- NKJV Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes, And I shall keep it to the end.
- NASB ¶Teach me the way of Your statutes, Lord, And I shall comply with it to the end.
- NLT Teach me your decrees, O Lord; I will keep them to the end.
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Quick answer
The psalmist asks God to teach him the way of His statutes, promising to keep them to the end. It matters because lasting obedience depends on God's instruction and perseverance.
Overview
Opening the He stanza, the psalmist prays for God Himself to teach His statutes and vows to keep them to the very end. He desires not just knowledge but enduring faithfulness. This prayer for perseverance is answered in the gospel, where God who begins a good work in believers brings it to completion in Christ.
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Cross-references · 13
- Ps 119:26–27I recounted my ways, and You answered me; teach me Your statutes.
- 1 Jn 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.
- Phil 1:6being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
- Isa 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Ps 119:12Blessed are You, O LORD; teach me Your statutes.
- Matt 24:13But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
- Rev 2:26And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
- 1 Cor 1:7–8Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Matt 10:22You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
- Ps 119:8I will keep Your statutes; do not utterly forsake me.
- Ps 119:112I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes, even to the very end.
- 1 Jn 2:19–20They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
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