King James Version
Psalms 119:11 in the King James Version says “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”
Psalms 119:11 · KJV
BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Blessed art thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes.
With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“in mine heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
“have I hid”
H6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
properly, heed, i.e., purpose; used only adverbially, on account of (as a motive or an aim), teleologically, in order that
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that I might not sin”
H2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
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