Psalms 119:80

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

Ver. 80. Let my heart be sound] For the main, though I have many failings. Pray we against hypocrisy.

That I be not ashamed] As all dissemblers once shall be.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let my heart be sound ... - Hebrew, “Be perfect.” See the notes at Job 1:1 . The Septuagint here is “immaculate,” ἄμωμος amōmos . So the...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

sound . thorough.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

In this Psalm we have, as it were, notes from David's pocket book. Psalms 119:73 . Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding,...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at...
The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jod. The Consolation of God's Providence and Government.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Let my heart be sound, perfect and sincere, in Thy statutes, making the Word his one rule of doctrine and life, that I be not ashamed, disgraced...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Sound — That I may love and obey them sincerely, constantly, and universally.

⁸⁰ Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:80

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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