Bible Strands
Psalms 119:35
Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God in a direct petition for guidance, situated between a request for understanding to obey the law (119:34) and a follow-up plea to redirect the heart away from covetous gain (119:36).
The words — The Hebrew verb הַדְרִיכֵנִי (hadrikheni) literally means "direct me" or "lead me along," combined with בְּנְתִיב (ben-tiv), "in the path," to present obedience as a guided route rather than a fixed boundary.
The thread — This pattern of divine direction along designated routes appears in Psalms 25:4, where the speaker asks God to show His ways and teach His paths, and in Psalms 23:3, where God actively guides the psalmist along paths of righteousness.
Why it lands — The text explicitly links divine direction to the practice of commandments and states that the speaker finds delight within that guided obedience, requiring the reader to pursue instruction actively rather than treat it as a burdensome obligation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- Psalms 23:3 He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.
- Psalms 25:4 Show me Your ways, O LORD; teach me Your paths.
- Proverbs 4:11 I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
- Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
- 1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,
- Psalms 119:16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
- Psalms 119:27 Make clear to me the way of Your precepts; then I will meditate on Your wonders.
- Proverbs 8:20 I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
- Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.