Psalmen 119:59

59 Ik heb mijn wegen bedacht, en heb mijn voeten gekeerd tot Uw getuigenissen.

Psalmen 119:59 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:59

I thought on my ways
What they were, whether right or wrong; whither they led, what would be the consequences of walking in them: the Septuagint and Arabic versions read, "thy ways"; no doubt the psalmist thought of both; of his own ways, in which he had walked; and of God's ways, which he directed him to walk in: and, considering the superior pleasure and profit of the latter, he preferred them to the former. The Targum is, "I thought to mend my ways", or "make [them] good". Hence he took the following step: and turned my feet unto thy testimonies;
betook himself to the word of God, which testifies of his will, and directs to those ways he would have his people to walk in; and he steered his course of life and actions thereby; he turned from his own ways into the ways of God; under the influence of divine grace, he turned, being turned.

Psalmen 119:59 In-Context

57 Cheth. De HEERE is mijn deel, ik heb gezegd, dat ik Uw woorden zal bewaren.

58 Ik heb Uw aanschijn ernstelijk gebeden van ganser harte, wees mij genadig naar Uw toezegging.

59 Ik heb mijn wegen bedacht, en heb mijn voeten gekeerd tot Uw getuigenissen.

60 Ik heb gehaast, en niet vertraagd Uw geboden te onderhouden.

61 De goddeloze hopen hebben mij beroofd; nochtans heb ik Uw wet niet vergeten.