Psalm 119:168
ESV
I keep your precepts and testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
NIV
I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you.
NASB
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
CSB
I obey your precepts and decrees, for all my ways are before you.
NLT
Yes, I obey your commandments and laws because you know everything I do.
KJV
I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies: for all my ways are before thee.
NKJV
I keep Your precepts and Your testimonies, For all my ways are before You.
What does Psalm 119:168 mean?
Please see our chapter commentary on Psalm 119; verse-level content coming soon!Psalm 119:161–168 begins each verse with the Hebrew letter shin. This passage describes the psalmist's relationship to God's Word. Despite persecution, he has remained loyal to the Lord and His Word. The psalmist takes great joy and comfort in God's commands and in Scripture. This constant interaction with God's truth gives the psalmist reassurance even when powerful people rise up against him.
This song is composed of twenty-two stanzas, each corresponding to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Each line in the stanza is an individual verse and each begins with the corresponding letter. The psalmist emphasizes study of God's Word in a variety of circumstances, including persecution, sadness, and rescue. Benefits of taking in the Word include a moral life, joy, wisdom, hope, peace, strength, and freedom. Those who interact with the Word of the Lord should respond with delight, careful study, and obedience.