Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. New Living Translation I used to wander off until you disciplined me; but now I closely follow your word. English Standard Version Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. Berean Study Bible Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. New American Standard Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. New King James Version Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. King James Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. Christian Standard Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. Contemporary English Version Once you corrected me for not obeying you, but now I do obey. Good News Translation Before you punished me, I used to go wrong, but now I obey your word. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. International Standard Version Before I was humbled, I wandered away, but now I observe your words. NET Bible Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions. New Heart English Bible Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Before I had been humbled, I believed, and I have kept your word. GOD'S WORD® Translation Before you made me suffer, I used to wander off, but now I hold on to your word. JPS Tanakh 1917 Before I was afflicted, I did err; But now I observe Thy word. New American Standard 1977 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Thy word. King James 2000 Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word. American King James Version Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word. American Standard Version Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. Brenton Septuagint Translation Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word. Douay-Rheims Bible Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word. Darby Bible Translation Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep thy word. English Revised Version Before I was afflicted I went astray; but now I observe thy word. Webster's Bible Translation Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. World English Bible Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your word. Young's Literal Translation Before I am afflicted, I -- I am erring, And now Thy saying I have kept. Study Bible Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…66Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in Your commandments. 67Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I keep Your word. 68You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.… Cross References Hebrews 12:5 And you have forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: "My son, do not take lightly the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when He rebukes you. Psalm 119:71 It was good for me to be afflicted, that I might learn Your statutes. Psalm 119:75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Jeremiah 31:18 I have surely heard Ephraim's moaning: 'You disciplined me severely, like an untrained calf. Restore me, and I will return, for You are the LORD my God. Jeremiah 31:19 After I returned, I repented; and after I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.' Lamentations 3:33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men. Treasury of Scripture Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept your word. before Psalm 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Psalm 73:5 They are not in trouble as other men; neither are they plagued like other men. Deuteronomy 32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. but now Psalm 119:71,75 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes… Jeremiah 31:18,19 I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou art the LORD my God… Hosea 2:6,7 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths… Lexicon Beforeטֶ֣רֶם (ṭe·rem) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before I was afflicted, אֶ֭עֱנֶה (’e·‘ĕ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 589: I went astray; שֹׁגֵ֑ג (šō·ḡêḡ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7683: To go astray, commit sin or error but now וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time I keep שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃ (šā·mā·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to Your word. אִמְרָתְךָ֥ (’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 565: Utterance, speech, word (67) That there is allusion here to the Babylonian exile, and its moral and religious effect on the nation, there can be little doubt.Verse 67. - Before I was afflicted I went astray. "Sweet are the uses of adversity." The psalmist feels end confesses that the afflictions, which he has suffered (see comment on ver. 65), have been good for him. They have made him less apt to "go astray" than he was (comp. ver. 71). But now have I kept thy Word (comp. vers. 51, 56, 87, etc.). Jump to Previous Afflicted Astray Err Erring Kept Obey Observe Trouble Way WordJump to Next Afflicted Astray Err Erring Kept Obey Observe Trouble Way WordLinks Psalm 119:67 NIVPsalm 119:67 NLT Psalm 119:67 ESV Psalm 119:67 NASB Psalm 119:67 KJV Psalm 119:67 Bible Apps Psalm 119:67 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:67 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:67 French Bible Psalm 119:67 German Bible Alphabetical: afflicted astray Before but I keep now obey was went word your OT Poetry: Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray (Psalm Ps Psa.) Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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