Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Holman Bible
Give me understanding, and I will live.
International Standard Version
Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, and I will live. Qof
A Conservative Version
Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
American Standard Version
Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Amplified
Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
Bible in Basic English
The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
Julia Smith Translation
Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live.
King James 2000
The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteousness of your testimonies [is] forever; give me understanding that I may live.
Modern King James verseion
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; give me understanding, and I shall live.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting; O grant me understanding, and I shall live.
NET Bible
Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.
New Heart English Bible
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
The Emphasized Bible
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
Webster
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
World English Bible
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteousness of Thy testimonies is to Cause me to understand, and I live!
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:144
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cross References
Psalm 19:9
The fear of Jehovah is clean, enduring for ever; the judgments of Jehovah are truth, they are righteous altogether:
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, and I will observe thy law; and I will keep it with my whole heart.
Psalm 119:66
Teach me good discernment and knowledge; for I have believed in thy commandments.
Psalm 119:73
YOD. Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, and I will learn thy commandments.
Psalm 119:138
Thou hast commanded thy testimonies in righteousness and exceeding faithfulness.
Psalm 119:152
From thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever.
Psalm 119:169
TAU. Let my cry come near before thee, Jehovah: give me understanding according to thy word.
Proverbs 10:21
The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Isaiah 6:9-10
And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are withered they shall be broken off; women shall come and set them on fire. For it is a people of no intelligence; therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he who formed them will shew them no favour.
Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
Daniel 12:10
Many shall be purified, and be made white, and be refined; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; for thou hast rejected knowledge, and I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me; seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also will forget thy children.
Matthew 5:18
For verily I say unto you, Until the heaven and the earth pass away, one iota or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till all come to pass.
Matthew 13:19
From every one who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the wicked one comes and catches away what was sown in his heart: this is he that is sown by the wayside.
John 17:3
And this is the eternal life, that they should know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.
2 Corinthians 4:6
Because it is the God who spoke that out of darkness light should shine who has shone in our hearts for the shining forth of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 1:23-25
being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the living and abiding word of God.
1 John 5:20-21
And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding that we should know him that is true; and we are in him that is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.