Psalms 119:133
Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.
BSB
ASV
Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
KJV
Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
1834–1892
This is not the prayer of an unconverted man, or the cry of an awakened sinner foolishly expecting to find salvation in good works. It is the prayer of one who is saved and who knows it. The verse preceding the text shows this, for he asks to be mercifully dealt with as the Lord is accustomed to do unto those that love His name. He therefore is confident that he is one of those—that he is a partaker of Divine favor—and has the evidence of this in his love to the name of the Lord.
His hope of deliverance from external oppression of man (Ps 119:34) is founded on his deliverance from the internal "dominion of iniquity," in answer to his prayer (Ps 119:33).
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Psalms 32:8I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will give you counsel and watch over you.
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Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold.
Through
Psalms 119:116Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
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And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.
Through
Psalms 19:13Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
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Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
