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King James Version

Psalms 19:11

Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Word of God;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible, the;   Reward;   Reward-Punishment;   Word;   Word of God;   The Topic Concordance - Judges;   Obedience;   Righteousness;   Servants;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Conduct, Christian;   Reproof;   Scriptures, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Astronomy;   Law;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Create, Creation;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heart;   Meditation;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Bells;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Ethics;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   World;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Handmaid;   Messiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Sin;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Adoration;   Great;   Law in the Old Testament;   Psalms, Book of;   Purity;   Revelation;   Servant;   Wisdom;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Food;   Honey;   Ḳohelet (Ecclesiastes) Rabbah;   Sun;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for January 24;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.
English Revised Version
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: in keeping of them there is great reward.
Update Bible Version
Moreover by them is your slave warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
New Century Version
By them your servant is warned. Keeping them brings great reward.
New English Translation
Yes, your servant finds moral guidance there; those who obey them receive a rich reward.
Webster's Bible Translation
Moreover, by them is thy servant warned: [and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward.
World English Bible
Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.
Amplified Bible
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned [reminded, illuminated, and instructed]; In keeping them there is great reward.
English Standard Version
Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
`Forwhi thi seruaunt kepith thoo; myche yeldyng is in tho to be kept.
Berean Standard Bible
By them indeed Your servant is warned; in keeping them is great reward.
Contemporary English Version
By your teachings, Lord, I am warned; by obeying them, I am greatly rewarded.
American Standard Version
Moreover by them is thy servant warned: In keeping them there is great reward.
Bible in Basic English
By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
Complete Jewish Bible
more desirable than gold, than much fine gold, also sweeter than honey or drippings from the honeycomb.
Darby Translation
Moreover, by them is thy servant enlightened; in keeping them there is great reward.
Easy-to-Read Version
His teachings warn his servants, and good things come to those who obey them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
King James Version (1611)
Moreouer by them is thy seruant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
New Life Bible
And by them Your servant is told to be careful. In obeying them there is great reward.
New Revised Standard
Moreover by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Moreouer by them is thy seruant made circumspect, and in keeping of them there is great reward.
George Lamsa Translation
Moreover by them is thy servant warned; and if he keep them he shall be greatly rewarded.
Good News Translation
They give knowledge to me, your servant; I am rewarded for obeying them.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Even thine own servant, taketh warning by them, In the keeping of them, great is the reward.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(18-12) For thy servant keepeth them, and in keeping them there is a great reward.
Revised Standard Version
Moreover by them is thy servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Moreouer, by them thy seruaunt is well aduertised: and in kepyng of them there is a great rewarde.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For thy servant keeps to them: in the keeping of them there is great reward.
Christian Standard Bible®
In addition, your servant is warned by them,and in keeping them there is an abundant reward.
Hebrew Names Version
Moreover by them is your servant warned. In keeping them there is great reward.
Lexham English Bible
Moreover, your servant is warned by them; in keeping them is great reward.
Literal Translation
Also Your servant is warned by them; in keeping of them is great reward.
Young's Literal Translation
Also -- Thy servant is warned by them, `In keeping them [is] a great reward.'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
These thy seruaunt kepeth, & for kepinge of them there is greate rewarde.
THE MESSAGE
There's more: God's Word warns us of danger and directs us to hidden treasure. Otherwise how will we find our way? Or know when we play the fool? Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh! Keep me from stupid sins, from thinking I can take over your work; Then I can start this day sun-washed, scrubbed clean of the grime of sin. These are the words in my mouth; these are what I chew on and pray. Accept them when I place them on the morning altar, O God, my Altar-Rock, God, Priest-of-My-Altar.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, Your servant is warned by them; In keeping them there is great reward.
New King James Version
Moreover by them Your servant is warned, And in keeping them there is great reward.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; In keeping them there is great reward.
Legacy Standard Bible
Moreover, by them Your slave is warned;In keeping them there is great reward.

Contextual Overview

7 The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. 12 Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. 13 Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord , my strength, and my redeemer.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Moreover: Psalms 119:11, 2 Chronicles 19:10, Proverbs 6:22, Proverbs 6:23, Ezekiel 3:17-21, Ezekiel 33:3-9, Matthew 3:7, Acts 20:31, 1 Corinthians 4:14, 1 Thessalonians 5:14, Hebrews 11:7

keeping: Proverbs 3:16-18, Proverbs 11:18, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 3:10, Isaiah 3:11, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Hebrews 11:6, Hebrews 11:26, James 1:25, 2 John 1:8, Revelation 14:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 39:43 - blessed them Deuteronomy 5:29 - that it might Deuteronomy 6:18 - shalt do Deuteronomy 11:27 - General Deuteronomy 15:5 - General Deuteronomy 17:20 - right hand Ruth 2:12 - recompense 2 Samuel 22:21 - rewarded 2 Chronicles 15:7 - your work Psalms 119:24 - my counsellors Proverbs 3:17 - ways of Proverbs 13:13 - rewarded Proverbs 19:8 - he that keepeth Proverbs 24:14 - shall the Ezekiel 3:21 - he shall Ezekiel 18:22 - in his Matthew 5:12 - for great John 13:17 - happy 1 Corinthians 15:58 - ye know Hebrews 10:35 - great

Cross-References

Genesis 19:28
And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
2 Kings 6:18
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the Lord , and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
Ecclesiastes 10:15
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
Isaiah 57:10
Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.
Jeremiah 2:36
Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of Assyria.
Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Moreover, by them is thy servant warned,.... By whom the psalmist means himself, who was the servant of the Lord, not only in common with other saints, but as he was a king and prophet, and as such he received advantage from the word of God; all his instructions as a prophet, and all his rules of government as a king; and the whole of that wisdom, prudence, and knowledge, with which the conducted in both offices, were from the Lord by his word: and it may be applied to any servant of the Lord, and especially in an ecclesiastical office, as an apostle of Christ, and minister of the word; who serve God in the Gospel of his Son, and, by means of the Scriptures, are furnished for every good work; and also to believers in Christ in common; who, of whatsoever rank and quality, in whatsoever state and condition of life, whether high or low, rich or poor, bond or free, are Christ's servants; and whatsoever is written is for their instruction, and by the word of God they are "warned"; the Scriptures are a way mark to them, to direct them in a right way, and to caution them against turning to the right or left; either to immoral practices, or the errors and heresies of wicked men: it is a lamp to their feet, and a light to their path, and teaches them to walk circumspectly, and warns them of rocks, gins, and snares in the way; or, as the words may be rendered, "by them is thy servant made clear", or "bright" k; so the word is used in Daniel 12:3; that is, in his understanding: the psalmist confirms, by his own experience, what he had said before of the word, Psalms 19:8; that it enlightened the eyes: the light of the glorious Gospel of Christ shining into the heart gives the light of the glory of God in the person of Christ; it illuminates and irradiates the mind, and gives clear ideas of the glory and perfections of God, of his counsels and covenant, of his works of nature and of grace; and makes a bright discovery of the person, offices, and grace of Christ; and of the blessed Spirit, and his operations; and of the blessings of grace, and of eternal glory and happiness;

[and] in keeping of them [there is] great reward; which is to be understood, not of keeping the law of Moses, and the precepts of that, which, if a man did keep perfectly and constantly, he should live in them; but of observing the word of God, and by diligent searching into it, reading and learning it, and meditating on it, to get and obtain knowledge of divine things; which carries its own reward with it, and is better than thousands of gold and silver; and of laying up the word of God, and the truths of the Gospel, and keeping them in mind and memory, which is very profitable and serviceable, to promote spiritual peace and comfort, and to preserve from sin, doctrinal and practical; and also of yielding a cheerful obedience to the Gospel, by cordially embracing and professing the doctrines, and submitting to the ordinances of it; from all which arise great profit, and much reward: such come at the knowledge of Jesus Christ, which is preferable to everything else, and is more precious than rubies; and all desirable things; such enjoy the presence of Christ, have much peace and comfort in their souls; they are made wise unto salvation, and are fitted for every good word and work.

k נזהר "illustratur", Pagninus, Montanus, Rivetus.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Moreover by them is thy servant warned - The word used here - זהר zâhar - means, properly, to be bright, to shine; then, to cause to shine, to make light; and then, to admonish, to instruct, to warn. The essential idea here is, to throw light on a subject, so as to show it clearly; that is, to make the duty plain, and the consequences plain. Compare Leviticus 15:31; Ezekiel 3:18; Ezekiel 33:7. The word is rendered admonished in Ecclesiastes 4:13; Ecclesiastes 12:12; warn, and warned, in Psalms 19:11; 2Ki 6:10; 2 Chronicles 19:10; Ezekiel 3:17-21; Ezekiel 33:3-9; teach, in Exodus 18:20; and shine, in Daniel 12:3. It does not occur elsewhere.

And in keeping of them there is great reward - Either as the result of keeping them, or in the act of keeping them. In the former sense it would mean that a careful observance of the laws of God will be followed by rewards hereafter; in the other sense, that the act of keeping them will be attended with so much peace and happiness as to constitute of itself an ample reward. In both these senses is the assertion here made a correct one. Both will be found to be true. It is not easy to determine which is the true sense. Perhaps the language implies both. The phrase “thy servant” refers to the author of the psalm, and shows that in this part of the psalm, in speaking of the “sweetness” of the law of God, and of its value as perceived by the soul, and of the effect of keeping that law, he is referring to his own experience.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 19:11. By them is thy servant warned — נזהר nizhar, from זהר zahar, to be clear, pellucid. By these laws, testimonies, c., thy servant is fully instructed he sees all clearly; and he discerns that in keeping of them there is great reward: every man is wise, holy, and happy, who observes them. All Christian experience confirms this truth. Reader, what says thine?


 
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