Psalm 119:9

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Summary

Psalm 119:9

BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word.

Shall

By taking

General references

Proverbs 2:11

Proverbs 6:22

Bible References

Shall

Do not keep in mind my sins when I was young, or my wrongdoing: let your memory of me be full of mercy, O Lord, because of your righteousness.

Come, children, give attention to me; I will be your teacher in the fear of the Lord.

And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

For you put bitter things on record against me, and send punishment on me for the sins of my early years;

To make the simple-minded sharp, and to give the young man knowledge, and serious purpose:

Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:

Give ear to me then, my sons, and do not put away my words from you.

My son, keep the rule of your father, and have in memory the teaching of your mother:

I saw among the young men one without sense,

Have joy, O young man, while you are young; and let your heart be glad in the days of your strength, and go in the ways of your heart, and in the desire of your eyes; but be certain that for all these things God will be your judge.

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

And not long after, the younger son got together everything which was his and took a journey into a far-away country, and there all his money went in foolish living.

But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.

Training the younger women to have love for their husbands and children,

By taking

I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

Happy is the man who does not go in the company of sinners, or take his place in the way of evil-doers, or in the seat of those who do not give honour to the Lord.

The law of the Lord is good, giving new life to the soul: the witness of the Lord is certain, giving wisdom to the foolish.

We will not keep them secret from our children; we will make clear to the coming generation the praises of the Lord and his strength, and the great works of wonder which he has done.

Keep these words, which I say to you this day, deep in your hearts;

And when he has taken his place on the seat of his kingdom, he is to make in a book a copy of this law, from that which the priests, the Levites, have in their care:

Only take heart and be very strong; take care to do all the law which Moses my servant gave you, not turning from it to the right hand or to the left, so that you may do well in all your undertakings.

You are clean, even now, through the teaching which I have given you.

And that from the time when you were a child, you have had knowledge of the holy Writings, which are able to make you wise to salvation, through faith in Christ Jesus.

For this reason, putting away all dirty behaviour and the overweight of evil, take into your souls without pride the word which, being planted there, is able to give you salvation.

General references

Wise purposes will be watching over you, and knowledge will keep you;

In your walking, it will be your guide; when you are sleeping, it will keep watch over you; when you are awake, it will have talk with you.