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Psalms 19:11
By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God, pivoting from the prior verses' description of the law's qualities to its personal effect on him.
The words — עֵקֶב ('eqev, H6118) literally means "heel" but figuratively "consequence" or "result"; the BSB's "reward" narrows it, since 'eqev in Deuteronomy 28 covers both blessings and curses as outcomes.
The thread — 2 John 1:8 pairs "watch yourselves" with "fully rewarded," mirroring the warning-plus-consequence structure here; James 1:25 extends the same logic to the one who "looks intently" and "continues to do so."
Why it lands — The verse claims the law's function is to put the reader on guard, and that the consequence of keeping it is great — not a vague blessing but a stated result.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:11 I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
- 2 John 1:8 Watch yourselves, so that you do not lose what we have worked for, but that you may be fully rewarded.
- James 1:25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
- Proverbs 29:18 Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the Law.
- Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
- Proverbs 6:22 When you walk, they will guide you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; when you awake, they will speak to you.
- Matthew 6:4 so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- Proverbs 11:18 The wicked man earns an empty wage, but he who sows righteousness reaps a true reward.
- Ezekiel 3:17 “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.