Psalms 119:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 119:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 119:8 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 119:8 — KJV
“I will keep thy statutes: O forsake me not utterly.”
— Psalms 119:8 (KJV)
Psalms 119:8 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 119:8
“Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:8: keep, statutes, forsake
“And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:8: keep, statutes
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments: which if a man do, he shall live in them: I am the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:8: keep, statutes
“Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit any of these abominations; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:8: keep, statutes
“Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:8: keep, statutes
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