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Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 19:11 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.
  • BSB By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
  • NKJV Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
  • NASB Moreover, Your servant is warned by them; In keeping them there is great reward.
  • NLT They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.

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Quick answer

God's words warn his servant and bring great reward to those who keep them. Scripture both guards and blesses.

Overview

David testifies that God's Word functions as a faithful warning against danger and sin, and that obedience to it carries genuine blessing. The 'reward' is not earned merit but the blessedness of a life lived in step with God. The Word's warning and promise prepare the way for the next verses' confession of sin and need of grace.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 21

  • Ps 119:11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
  • 2 Jn 1:8Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.
  • Prov 29:18Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
  • Jas 1:25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
  • Heb 11:6–7But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
  • Prov 6:22–23When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
  • Rev 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.
  • Matt 6:4That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
  • Heb 11:26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
  • Ezek 3:17–21Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
  • 1 Th 5:14Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
  • Matt 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
  • 1 Cor 4:14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
  • Prov 11:18The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
  • Ezek 33:3–9If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the people;
  • Acts 20:31Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
  • Isa 3:10–11Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
  • 2 Chr 19:10And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
  • Prov 3:16–18Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.
  • Matt 6:18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
  • Matt 6:6But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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

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  • 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 19:11 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.

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