Psalm 119:4

4 You have commanded your precepts, that [we] should keep [them] diligently.

Psalm 119:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:4

Thou hast commanded [us] to keep thy precepts diligently.
] Here, and in the following verses, the psalmist expresses his great regard to the precepts, commandments, statutes, and judgments of God; and that as such, because they were commanded by him; were not the precepts of men, but the commands of God; who had a right to command, as Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, and King; and whose commands are not to be reckoned as indifferent things, that are at the option and choice of a creature, to be done or let alone at his pleasure; but are what God has enjoined, and are binding upon men; and which love should and does constrain the saints to have a regard unto, and to keep them diligently or vehemently; with all a man's might and strength, as the word is used in ( Deuteronomy 6:5 ) . These are not at any time to be dispensed with, but, to be kept always constantly and steadily.

Psalm 119:4 In-Context

2 Blessed [are] those who keep his testimonies; they seek him with a whole heart.

3 They also do no wrong; they walk in his ways.

4 You have commanded your precepts, that [we] should keep [them] diligently.

5 Oh that my ways were steadfast, to keep your statutes!

6 Then I would not be ashamed when I look to all your commands.

Footnotes

• [a] Perhaps emphatic; Hebrew "you, you have commanded"