American Standard Version
Psalms 119:175
175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee;And let thine ordinances help me.
Psalms 119:175 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
- New International Version (NIV)Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me.
Context of Psalms 119:175
173Let thy hand be ready to help me; For I have chosen thy precepts. 174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah; And thy law is my delight. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me. 176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:175 word by word
תְּֽחִי־נַ֭פְשִׁי וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּ וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:175
- Psalms 9:13Have mercy upon me, O Jehovah; Behold my affliction which I suffer of them that hate me, Thou that liftest me up from the gates of death;
- Psalms 30:9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
- Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; Andmy tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Psalms 118:18Jehovah hath chastened me sore; But he hath not given me over unto death.
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
- Psalms 119:75I know, O Jehovah, that thy judgments are righteous, And that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
- Isaiah 26:8Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Jehovah, have we waited for thee; to thy name, even to thy memorial name, is the desire of our soul.
- Romans 8:28And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.
- 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.
- 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory;
Commentaries on Psalms 119:175
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee - I desire life that I may praise thee; if I do live, I will praise thee. My life is consecrated to thy service; if lengthened out, and as far as it shall be lengthened out, it shall be devoted to thee. And let thy judgments help me - The dealings of thy hand; the interpositions of thy providence. Let them all be such as will be favorable to the great purpose of my soul - the service of my God.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 175175. Save me that I may praise Thee. thy judgments--as in Psa 119:149, 156.Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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