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Psalm 119:11

I have treasured your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

Psalm 119:11 · Father's Heart Bible™

What Psalm 119:11 means

Psalm 119:11 says, “I have treasured your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.” It is spoken to our Father, and it describes keeping his word inside, the way something precious is kept safe.

Psalm 119 is an acrostic of twenty-two stanzas, one for each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and this verse belongs to the second, Beth. The stanza opens with a question: “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.” Verse 11 is the psalmist’s own answer, lived out. He seeks our Father with all his heart (verse 10), rejoices in his testimonies “as much as in all riches” (verse 14), and ends, “I will not forget your word.”

Treasuring the word is more than memorizing it, though memory is part of it. It is valuing it enough to keep it close, so that when temptation comes, his word is already there. The aim is not to win an argument but to stay near: “that I might not sin against you.” Sin is described as something done against a person, our Father, which is why his word is worth keeping.

Written by Spirit Media Publishing · Edited by Kevin White · Published November 6, 2026

Psalm 119:11 in context

⁹ How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.

¹⁰ With all my heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.

¹¹ I have treasured your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.

¹² Blessed are you, my Father; teach me your statutes.

¹³ With my lips I recount all the judgments of your mouth.

¹⁴ In the way of your testimonies I rejoice, as much as in all riches.

¹⁵ I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.

¹⁶ I delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

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Questions about Psalm 119:11

What does Psalm 119:11 say?

In Father's Heart Bible™, Psalm 119:11 reads: “I have treasured your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”

What does Psalm 119:11 mean?

Psalm 119:11 means that keeping our Father’s word close, treasured in the heart, guards us from sinning against him. It answers the question in verse 9, “How can a young man keep his way pure?” The answer is by living according to his word.

What does it mean to hide his word in your heart?

Many readers know this verse as hiding his word in the heart; the FHB reads “treasured.” The Hebrew word means to store something up and keep it safe, as a treasure is kept. It describes taking our Father’s word in, remembering it and valuing it, so that it shapes us from the inside.