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Psalm 119:9-11 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verses 9–11
9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.Psalm 119:9-11 · King James Version
Psalm 119:9-11 in context
7I will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I shall have learned thy righteous judgments.
8I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.
9Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
11Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
12Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
13With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
Commentary
Cross references
- 2 Timothy 2:22
- James 1:21-25
- 2 Timothy 3:15-17
- Joshua 1:7
- Psalms 25:7
- Psalms 119:11
- Titus 2:4-6
- Psalms 1:1-3
- Psalms 119:34
- 2 Chronicles 15:15
- Psalms 23:3
- Psalms 119:2
Key words (Strong's)
- cleansezâkâhto be translucentH2135 →
- soughtdârashproperly, to tread or frequentH1875 →
- wandershâgâhto stray , usually to mistake, especially to transgressH7686 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- heedshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
- wordʼimrâh{something said}H565 →
- wayʼôracha well-trodden roadH734 →
- hidtsâphanto hideH6845 →
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Here is, 1. A weighty question asked. By what means may the next generation be made better than this? Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? Cleansing implies that it is polluted.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary