American Standard Version
Psalms 119:58
58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart:Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Psalms 119:58 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:58
56This I have had, Because I have kept thy precepts. ח HHETH. 57Jehovah is my portion: I have said that I would observe thy words. I entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word. 59I thought on my ways, And turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60I made haste, and delayed not, To observe thy commandments.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:58 word by word
חִלִּ֣יתִי פָנֶ֣יךָ בְכָל־לֵ֑ב חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:58
- Psalms 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: Oh let me not wander from thy commandments.
- Psalms 4:6Many there are that say, Who will show us any good? Jehovah, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 86:1Bow down thine ear, O Jehovah, and answer me; For I am poor and needy.
- Hosea 7:14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, but they howl upon their beds: they assemble themselves for grain and new wine; they rebel against me.
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a true heart in fulness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience: and having our body washed with pure water,
- Psalms 27:8When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Jehovah, will I seek.
- Job 11:19Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make thee afraid; Yea, many shall make suit unto thee.
- Psalms 119:41Let thy lovingkindnesses also come unto me, O Jehovah, Even thy salvation, according to thy word.
- Psalms 56:4In God (I will praise his word), In God have I put my trust, I will not be afraid; What can flesh do unto me?
- Psalms 138:2I will worship toward thy holy temple, And give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 58Fourthly. Being determined in his heart, he tells us, I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. He found he had sinned; that he needed mercy; that he had no time to lose; that he must be importunate; and therefore he sought that mercy with all his soul. Fifthly. Feeling that he deserved nothing but wrath, that he had no right to any good, he cries for mercy in the way that God had promised to convey it: "Be merciful unto me!" And to this he is encouraged…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 58I entreated thy favor - Margin, as in Hebrew, “face.” That is, he prayed that God would lift upon him the light of his countenance; that he would not avert his face from him in anger. With my whole heart - With sincere, undivided affections. See Psalm 119:2, Psalm 119:10, Psalm 119:34; Psalm 9:1. Be merciful unto me according to thy word - See the notes at Psalm 119:41.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-64Heth (ח) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist seeks God’s favor and loving devotion. Although surrounded by evildoers, he remains a loyal servant of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 57-6057-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; La 3:24).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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