Psalms 119:168

168 I keep your precepts and your laws because all my ways are seen by you.

Psalms 119:168 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:168

I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies
Both the preceptive and doctrinal part of the word, he preserved and observed both; this is repeated for the certainty of it, and to show his great affection to them;

for all my ways [are] before thee;
this is either an appeal to God for the truth of what he had said, who saw and knew all the ways in which he walked, and which he had endeavoured should be conformable to the word of God; or it is a reason why he kept the precepts and testimonies of the Lord, because he knew his eyes were upon him; the omniscience of God had an influence over him, and caused him to be more attentive to the word, as the rule of his actions; see ( Psalms 139:1-3 ) ( Genesis 17:1 ) .

Psalms 119:168 In-Context

166 LORD, I wait for your saving help. I do what you've commanded.
167 I keep your laws; I love them so much!
168 I keep your precepts and your laws because all my ways are seen by you.
169 Let my cry reach you, LORD; help me understand according to what you've said.
170 Let my request for grace come before you; deliver me according to your promise!
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