Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules!

New American Standard Bible

Oh that my ways may be established
To keep Your statutes!

King James Version

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Holman Bible

If only my ways were committed
to keeping Your statutes!

International Standard Version

Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.

A Conservative Version

O that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!

American Standard Version

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Amplified


Oh, that my ways may be established
To observe and keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!

Darby Translation

Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Julia Smith Translation

Would that my ways were directed to watch thy laws!

King James 2000

O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!

Lexham Expanded Bible

Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!

Modern King James verseion

O that my ways were fixed to keep Your Precepts!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O that my ways were made so direct, that I might keep thy statutes!

NET Bible

If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes!

New Heart English Bible

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes.

The Emphasized Bible

Oh would that my ways might be settled! that I might keep thy statutes.

Webster

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

World English Bible

Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!

Youngs Literal Translation

O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

Verse Info

Context Readings

Aleph

4 You have put your orders into our hearts, so that we might keep them with care. 5 If only my ways were ordered so that I might keep your rules! 6 Then I would not be put to shame, as long as I have respect for all your teaching.


Cross References

Psalm 51:10

Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.

Psalm 119:32

I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

Psalm 119:36

Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

Psalm 119:44-45

So that I may keep your law for ever and ever;

Psalm 119:131

My mouth was open wide, waiting with great desire for your teachings.

Psalm 119:159

See how great is my love for your orders: give me life, O Lord, in keeping with your mercy.

Psalm 119:173

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.

Jeremiah 31:33

But this is the agreement which I will make with the people of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my law in their inner parts, writing it in their hearts; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Romans 7:22-24

In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,

2 Thessalonians 3:5

And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.

Hebrews 13:21

Make you full of every good work and ready to do all his desires, working in us whatever is pleasing in his eyes through Jesus Christ; and may the glory be given to him for ever and ever. So be it.

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