Psalms 119:60

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:60 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
Psalms 119:60 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
60I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.

What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“I made haste - This language further describes the process of conversion. There was no delay; there was no excuse offered. He acted at once under his conviction of what was right. He did not ask permission to defer it to a future time; he did not attempt to avoid the duty; not plead inability; he did not give himself merely to the “use of means;” he did not rely on prayer, and reading, and reflection; but “he did the thing, and he did it at once.” This is conversion; and if all convicted sinners would follow this example, and do at once that which they are commanded to do, and which they know they ought to do, there would be in no case any difficulty about conversion, for the main difficulty…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“made: Psa 95:7, Psa 95:8; Eze 10:6-8; Pro 27:1; Ecc 9:10; Gal 1:16 Psalms 119:61”
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