Psalms 119:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 119:5

3 ^aThey also do no iniquity;
They walk in His ways.

4 You have commanded us
To keep Your precepts diligently.

5 Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

6 ^aThen I would not be ashamed,
When I look into all Your commandments.

7 I will praise You with uprightness of heart,
When I learn Your righteous judgments.

8 I will keep Your statutes;
Oh, do not forsake me utterly!

Verse Comparison: Psalms 119:5

American Standard Version
Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Amplified® Bible
Oh, that my ways were directed {and} established to observe Your statutes [hearing, receiving, loving, and obeying them]!

Contemporary English Version
I don't ever want to stray from your laws.

Darby English Version
Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

Good News Bible
How I hope that I shall be faithful in keeping your instructions!

King James Version
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

New American Standard Bible
Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!

New International Version
Oh, that my ways were steadfast
in obeying your decrees!

New King James Version
Oh, that my ways were directed
To keep Your statutes!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Oh that I may establish my ways To keep Your statutes!

Revised Standard Version
O that my ways may be steadfast in keeping thy statutes!

Young's Literal Translation
O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,

New English Translation
If only I were predisposed¹ to keep your statutes!