Psalms 119:43

Psalms 119:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
• New International Version (NIV)Never take your word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, for my hope is in your rules.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth, For I have hoped in Your ordinances.

Context of Psalms 119:43

41May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise. 42Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word. Never take Your word of truth from my mouth, for I hope in Your judgments. 44I will always obey Your law, forever and ever. 45And I will walk in freedom, for I have sought Your precepts.

Psalms 119:43 word by word

וְֽאַל־תַּצֵּ֬ל מִפִּ֣י דְבַר־אֱמֶ֣ת עַד־מְאֹ֑ד כִּ֖י לְמִשְׁפָּטֶ֣ךָ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

• Neverאַל'al · notH408
• Neverעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• Neverמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• takeנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• Your wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of truthאֱמֶת'emeth · truth: trueH571
• from my mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• I hopeיָחַלyâchal · to wait: hopeH3176
• in Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941

Cross-references for Psalms 119:43

• Psalms 119:13With my lips I proclaim all the judgments of Your mouth.
• Psalms 50:16To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.
• Psalms 71:17O God, You have taught me from my youth, and to this day I proclaim Your marvelous deeds.
• Isaiah 59:21“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD. “My Spirit will not depart from you, and My words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth or from the mouths of your children and grandchildren, from now on and forevermore,” says the LORD.
• Ephesians 1:13And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
• James 1:18He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
• Psalms 119:52I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
• Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.
• Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
• 1 Peter 2:23When they heaped abuse on Him, He did not retaliate; when He suffered, He made no threats, but entrusted Himself to Him who judges justly.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43Take not the word of truth - Grant that the assurances which thy prophets have given to the people of approaching deliverance may not fall to the ground; let it appear that they have spoken thy mind, and that thou hast fulfilled their word.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth - Do not take it entirely or altogether from me. Let me not be utterly hopeless; let me be at no time without some evidence that thy word dwells in me with sustaining and sanctifying power. The prayer seems to have been offered when the mind was troubled and in doubt, and when it seemed as if all hope and all trust in the truth of God would vanish. The words rendered “utterly” mean “to very much;”…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 41-48Verses 41-48 Lord, I have by faith thy mercies in view; let me by prayer prevail to obtain them. And when the salvation of the saints is completed, it will plainly appear that it was not in vain to trust in God's word. We need to pray that we may never be afraid or ashamed to own God's truths and ways before men. And the psalmist resolves to keep God's law, in a constant course of obedience, without backsliding. The service of sin is slavery; the service…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 41-43The psalmist asks for protection from enemies who speak harshly (see Psalms 42:10; 44:16; 89:50–51; 102:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 41-4441-44. The sentiment more fully carried out. God's mercies and salvation, as revealed in His Word, provide hope of forgiveness for the past and security in a righteous course for the future.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:43

• Faith
• Instruction
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

Commentaries on Psalms 119

• 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