'Statutes' in the Bible
Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mindand have not disregarded His statutes.
But God says to the wicked:“What right do you have to recite My statutesand to take My covenant on your lips?
if they dishonor My statutesand do not keep My commands,
He spoke to them in a pillar of cloud;they kept His decrees and the statutes He gave them.
All this happenedso that they might keep His statutesand obey His instructions.Hallelujah!
If only my ways were committedto keeping Your statutes!
I will delight in Your statutes;I will not forget Your word.
Though princes sit together speaking against me,Your servant will think about Your statutes;
I told You about my life,and You listened to me;teach me Your statutes.
ה HeTeach me, Lord, the meaning of Your statutes,and I will always keep them.
I will lift up my hands to Your commands,which I love,and will meditate on Your statutes.
Your statutes are the theme of my songduring my earthly life.
Lord, the earth is filled with Your faithful love;teach me Your statutes.
You are good, and You do what is good;teach me Your statutes.
It was good for me to be afflictedso that I could learn Your statutes.
May my heart be blameless regarding Your statutesso that I will not be put to shame.
Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke,I do not forget Your statutes.
I am resolved to obey Your statutesto the very end.
Sustain me so that I can be safeand always be concerned about Your statutes.
You reject all who stray from Your statutes,for their deceit is a lie.
Deal with Your servant based on Your faithful love;teach me Your statutes.
Show favor to Your servant,and teach me Your statutes.
ק QofI call with all my heart; answer me, Lord.I will obey Your statutes.
Salvation is far from the wickedbecause they do not seek Your statutes.
My lips pour out praise,for You teach me Your statutes.
He declares His word to Jacob,His statutes and judgments to Israel.