Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
What does Psalms 119:11 mean?
To original corruption all have added actual sin. The ruin of the young is either living by no rule at all, or choosing false rules: let them walk by Scripture rules.
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Commentary on Psalms 119:11
Thy word have I hid in mine heart - Compare the notes at Psalm 37:31 . The word rendered "hid" means properly to conceal, so that a thing may be secret, private, inaccessible; then, to lay up in private, to treasure up. to hoard - as money or jewels - commonly "hidden" from public view. Job 20:26 ; Psalm 17:14 . Then it means to lay up in one's heart, as a secret, inaccessible place; to hide one's thoughts; purposes, designs; or to lay up knowledge or wisdom in the heart as a treasure, Job 10:13 ; Proverbs 2:1 ; Proverbs 7:1 .
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hid. to hoard - as money or jewels - commonly "hidden" from public view. Job 20:26 ; Psalm 17:14 .
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Thy word have I hid in mine heart,.
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Psalms 119 belongs to the middle movement of the book, especially the section often described as Book IV. Psalms is the Bible’s great book of sung prayer, teaching the full range of faithful speech from anguish and repentance to jubilation and doxology. Read this chapter with the wider themes of prayer, praise, and lament in view so the individual verses keep their proper weight.
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