Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live.

New American Standard Bible

Your testimonies are righteous forever;
Give me understanding that I may live.

King James Version

The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

Holman Bible

Your decrees are righteous forever.
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.

Darby Translation

The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, 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!

Verse Info

Context Readings

Tsade

143 Straits and distress found me: thy commands my delight 144 Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live. 145 I called with all my heart: answer me, O Jehovah: I will watch thy laws.


Cross References

Psalm 19:9

The fear of Jehovah being pure, standing forever: the judgments of Jehovah, truth, they were altogether just

Psalm 119:34

Cause me to understand and I will guard thy instructions; and I will watch it with all the heart.

Psalm 119:66

Teach me good taste and knowledge, for I believed in thy commands.

Psalm 119:73

Thy hands made me and they will prepare me: cause me to understand and I will learn thy commands.

Psalm 119:138

Thos didst command justice thy testimonies, and faithfulness exceedingly.

Psalm 119:152

Of old I knew from thy testimonies, for thou didst found them forever.

Psalm 119:169

My cry shall draw near before thee, O Jehovah: cause me to understand according to thy word.

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the just one shall feed many: and fools in wanting heart, shall die.

Isaiah 6:9-10

And he will say, Go, and say to this people, Hearing, hear ye, and ye shall not understand; and seeing, see ye, and ye shall not know.

Isaiah 27:11

In its harvest being dried up, women shall break it off in coming, illuminating it: for it is a people not understanding: for this he making them will not compassionate them, and he forming them will not have mercy upon them.

Jeremiah 4:22

For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not

Daniel 12:10

And many shall be separated and become white, and be tried; and the unjust did evil: and all the unjust shall not understand; and the intelligent shall understand.

Hosea 4:6

My people were cut off from not knowing: because thou didst reject knowledge and I will reject thee from being priest to me: and thou wilt forget the instructions of thy God; I will also forget thy sons, also I

Matthew 5:18

For verily I say to you, Till heaven pass away, and earth, one iota, or one mark, should not pass away from the law, till all should be

Matthew 13:19

Every one hearing, and not understanding, the evil one comes, and carries off that sown in his heart. This is he having sown by the way.

John 17:3

And this is eternal life, that they might know thee the only true God, and whom thou hast sent, Jesus Christ.

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, having spoken light to shine out of darkness, who shone in our hearts, to the enlightening of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 1:23-25

Begotten again, not of corrupted seed, but uncorrupted, by the word of God, living and remaining forever.

1 John 5:20-21

And we know that the Son of God has come, and has given us understanding, and we know him true, and we are in him true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.

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