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. King James Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word. New King James Version 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. NASB 1995 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Your word. NASB 1977 Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep Thy word. Amplified Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, But now I keep and honor Your word [with loving obedience]. Christian Standard Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep your word. Holman Christian Standard Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I keep Your word. American Standard Version Before I was afflicted I went astray; But now I observe thy word. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Before I had been humbled, I believed, and I have kept your word. Brenton Septuagint Translation Before I was afflicted, I transgressed; therefore have I kept thy word. Contemporary English Version Once you corrected me for not obeying you, but now I do obey. Douay-Rheims Bible Before I was humbled I offended; therefore have I kept thy word. Good News Translation Before you punished me, I used to go wrong, but now I obey your word. International Standard Version Before I was humbled, I wandered away, but now I observe your words. JPS Tanakh 1917 Before I was afflicted, I did err; But now I observe Thy word. Literal Standard Version Before I am afflicted, I am erring, And now I have kept Your saying. New American Bible Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I hold to your promise. NET Bible Before I was afflicted I used to stray off, but now I keep your instructions. New Revised Standard Version Before I was humbled I went astray, but now I keep your word. New Heart English Bible Before I was afflicted, I went astray; but now I observe your 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. Additional Translations ... Context 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, that I may 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…
(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.). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Beforeטֶ֣רֶם (ṭe·rem) Adverb Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before I was afflicted, אֶ֭עֱנֶה (’e·‘ĕ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted I אֲנִ֣י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I went astray; שֹׁגֵ֑ג (šō·ḡêḡ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7683: To go astray, commit sin or error but now וְ֝עַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time I keep שָׁמָֽרְתִּי׃ (šā·mā·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 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 565: Utterance, speech, word 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 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:67 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:67 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:67 French Bible Psalm 119:67 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:67 Before I was afflicted I went astray (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
   
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