Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The righteousness of your testimonies [is] forever; give me understanding that I may live.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Holman Bible
Give me understanding, and I will live.
International Standard Version
Your righteous decrees are eternal; give me understanding, and I will live. Qof
A Conservative Version
Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
American Standard Version
Thy testimonies are righteous for ever: Give me understanding, and I shall live.
Amplified
Your righteous testimonies are everlasting;
Give me understanding [the ability to learn and a teachable heart] that I may live.
Bible in Basic English
The righteousness of your unchanging word is eternal; give me wisdom so that I may have life.
Darby Translation
The righteousness of thy testimonies is for ever: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Julia Smith Translation
Justice is thy testimonies forever: cause me to understand and I shall live.
King James 2000
The righteousness of your testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
Modern King James verseion
The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; give me understanding, and I shall live.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting; O grant me understanding, and I shall live.
NET Bible
Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live.
New Heart English Bible
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
The Emphasized Bible
Righteous are thy testimonies, unto times age-abiding, Give me understanding, that I may live.
Webster
The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
World English Bible
Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live. KUF
Youngs Literal Translation
The righteousness of Thy testimonies is to Cause me to understand, and I live!
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 119:144
Verse Info
Context Readings
Cross References
Psalm 19:9
The fear of Yahweh [is] pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh [are] true; they are righteous altogether,
Psalm 119:34
Give me understanding, that I may keep your law and heed it with [my] whole heart.
Psalm 119:66
Teach me good discernment and knowledge, for I believe your commands.
Psalm 119:73
Your hands have made me and established me; give me understanding that I may learn your commands.
Psalm 119:138
You have ordained your testimonies [in] righteousness, and [in] exceeding faithfulness.
Psalm 119:152
Concerning your testimonies, I knew long ago that you have established them forever.
Psalm 119:169
Let my cry come before you, O Yahweh; give me understanding according to your word.
Proverbs 10:21
Lips of righteousness feed many, but fools {die for lack of sense}.
Isaiah 6:9-10
And he said, "Go and say to this people, 'Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
Isaiah 27:11
{When its branches are dry}, they are broken; women [are] coming [and] setting light to it. For it [is] not a people of understanding; therefore his maker will not have compassion on him, and his creator will not show him favor.
Jeremiah 4:22
"For my people [are] foolish, they have not known me. They [are] foolish children, and they do not have insight. They [are] skillful at doing evil, and they do not know [how] to do good."
Daniel 12:10
Many will be purified and will be cleansed and will be refined, but [the] wicked will act wickedly {and none of the wicked will understand}, but {those who have insight} will understand.
Hosea 4:6
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from acting as a priest for me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.
Matthew 5:18
For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not one tiny letter or one stroke of a letter will pass away from the law until all takes place.
Matthew 13:19
[When] anyone hears the word about the kingdom and does not understand [it], the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is what was sown on the side of the path.
John 17:3
Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God who said, "Light will shine out of darkness," [is the one] who has shined in our hearts for the enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
1 Peter 1:23-25
[because you] have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 John 5:20-21
And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, in order that we may know the one who is true, and we are in the one who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.