Psalm 119:80

Translations

Modern

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Traditional

Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Literal

May my heart be perfect in Your statutes, so that I may not be ashamed.

Latin

Fiat cor meum immaculatum in justificationibus tuis, ut non confundar.

Original

Hebrew

English

May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

Notes

Psalms 119:73–80

Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would encourage them.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

“Instructions”
“law”
“words”
“commandments”
“statutes”
“judgments”
“promises”
“precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Related verses

Deuteronomy 26:16
The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these statutes and ordinances. You must be careful to follow them with all your heart and with all your soul.
1 John 2:28
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
Psalm 119:6
Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
2 Corinthians 1:12
For this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom, but in the grace of God.
John 1:47
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
2 Chronicles 12:14
And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
Psalm 32:2
Blessed is the man whose iniquity the LORD does not count against him, in whose spirit there is no deceit.
Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
2 Chronicles 25:2
And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not wholeheartedly.
Psalm 25:2–3
…in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
2 Chronicles 31:20–21
So this is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what was good and upright and true before the LORD his God.
2 Chronicles 15:17
The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

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