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id="topheading"><a href="../psalms/119-4.htm" title="Psalm 119:4">◄</a> Psalm 119:5 <a href="../psalms/119-6.htm" title="Psalm 119:6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/119.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Oh, that my ways were steadfast in obeying your decrees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Oh that my ways may be established To keep Your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Oh that my ways may be established To keep Thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Oh, that my ways may be established To observe <i>and</i> keep Your statutes [obediently accepting and honoring them]!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only my ways were committed to keeping your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />If only my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I don't ever want to stray from your laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How I hope that I shall be faithful in keeping your instructions! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I pray that my ways may become firmly established so that I can obey your laws.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />If only I were predisposed to keep your statutes! </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Oh, that my ways were directed To keep Your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/psalms/119.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were steadfast to obey your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/psalms/119.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/psalms/119.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep Your statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/psalms/119.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were established to observe thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/psalms/119.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/psalms/119.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />I wishe that my wayes were directed: for to kepe thy statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/psalms/119.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />O that my wayes were stablished to kepe thy statutes.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />O that my ways were prepared to keep Your statutes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> O that my ways were prepared to keep Thy statutes,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Would that my ways were directed to watch thy laws!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />O! that my ways may be directed to keep thy justifications. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:5>I wish that my ways may be directed so as to keep your justifications.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But, oh, that my ways were fashioned that I would keep your commandments!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Oh that my ways were directed To observe Thy statutes!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />O that my ways were directed to keep thine ordinances.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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class="str"><a href="/hebrew/305.htm" title="305: ’a·ḥă·lay (Interjection) -- O! would that! Or achaley; prob from 'ach and a variation of luw'; would that!">Oh, that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: ḏə·rā·ḵāy (N-cpc:: 1cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">my ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559: yik·kō·nū (V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to be erect; hence to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal, or figurative.">were committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: liš·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">to keeping</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706: ḥuq·qe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Something prescribed or owed, a statute. From chaqaq; an enactment; hence, an appointment.">Your statutes!</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/305.htm" title="305. 'achalay (akh-al-ah'ee) -- O! would that!">O that</a><a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner"> my ways</a><a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559. kuwn (koon) -- to be firm"> were prepared</a><a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve"> to keep</a><a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706. choq (khoke) -- something prescribed or owed, a statute"> Thy statutes,</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/305.htm" title="אַחֲלַי Pi 305">If only</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs"> my</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="דֶּרֶךְ ncbpc 1870"> ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="כון vni3mp 3559"> were committed</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="לְ Pp">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="שׁמר vqc 8104"> keeping</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> Your</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="חֹק ncmpc 2706"> statutes</a>!</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/305.htm" title="305. 'achalay (akh-al-ah'ee) -- O! would that!">Oh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">that my ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559. kuwn (koon) -- to be firm">may be established</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">To keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706. choq (khoke) -- something prescribed or owed, a statute">Your statutes!</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/305.htm" title="305. 'achalay (akh-al-ah'ee) -- O! would that!">O that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870. derek (deh'-rek) -- way, road, distance, journey, manner">my ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3559.htm" title="3559. kuwn (koon) -- to be firm">were directed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104. shamar (shaw-mar') -- to keep, watch, preserve">to keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/2706.htm" title="2706. choq (khoke) -- something prescribed or owed, a statute">thy statutes!</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../psalms/119-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../psalms/119-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>