King James Version
What Does Psalms 119:59 Mean?
“I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.”
Context
57
CHETH. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words.
58
I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word. favour: Heb. face
59
I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.
60
I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments.
61
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law. bands: or, companies
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(59) **I thought on.**—The Hebrew implies repeated and frequent meditation.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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