Psalm 119:80
New International Version
May I wholeheartedly follow your decrees, that I may not be put to shame.

New Living Translation
May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed. Kaph

English Standard Version
May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!

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

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

New King James Version
Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.

New American Standard Bible
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

NASB 1995
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed. Kaph.

NASB 1977
May my heart be blameless in Thy statutes, That I may not be ashamed.

Legacy Standard Bible
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

Amplified Bible
May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, So that I will not be ashamed.

Christian Standard Bible
May my heart be blameless regarding your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes so that I will not be put to shame.

American Standard Version
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My heart will meditate in your commandments and I shall not be ashamed!

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let mine heart be blameless in thine ordinances, that I may not be ashamed.

Contemporary English Version
Let me truly respect your laws, so I won't be ashamed.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Let my heart be undefiled in thy justifications, that I may not be confounded.

English Revised Version
Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let my heart be filled with integrity in regard to your laws so that I will not be put to shame.

Good News Translation
May I perfectly obey your commandments and be spared the shame of defeat.

International Standard Version
May my heart be blameless with respect to your statutes so that I may not become ashamed.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Let my heart be undivided in Thy statutes, In order that I may not be put to shame.

Literal Standard Version
My heart is perfect in Your statutes, | So that I am not ashamed.

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

New American Bible
May I be wholehearted toward your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

NET Bible
May I be fully committed to your statutes, so that I might not be ashamed.

New Revised Standard Version
May my heart be blameless in your statutes, so that I may not be put to shame.

New Heart English Bible
Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I may not be ashamed.

World English Bible
Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed.

Young's Literal Translation
My heart is perfect in Thy statutes, So that I am not ashamed.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
79May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies. 80May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame. 81My soul faints for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.…

Cross References
1 Kings 15:3
And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been.

Psalm 119:1
Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the LORD.

Psalm 119:6
Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.

Psalm 119:46
I will speak of Your testimonies before kings, and I will not be ashamed.

Psalm 119:79
May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.


Treasury of Scripture

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

sound

Psalm 25:21
Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.

Psalm 32:2
Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Deuteronomy 26:16
This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

that I be

Psalm 119:6
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

Psalm 25:2,3
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me…

1 John 2:28
And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














Verse 80. - Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; or, "perfect in thy statutes" - in the knowledge and in the practice of them. That I be not ashamed (see ver. 31)

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May my heart
לִבִּ֣י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

be
יְהִֽי־ (yə·hî-)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

blameless
תָמִ֣ים (ṯā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth

in Your statutes,
בְּחֻקֶּ֑יךָ (bə·ḥuq·qe·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

that
לְ֝מַ֗עַן (lə·ma·‘an)
Conjunction
Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent

I may not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be put to shame.
אֵבֽוֹשׁ׃ (’ê·ḇō·wōš)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 954: To pale, to be ashamed, to be disappointed, delayed


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