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Psalms 119:74
74May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word.
Psalms 119:74 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:74
72The law from Your mouth is more precious to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. 73Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments. May those who fear You see me and rejoice, for I have hoped in Your word. 75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. 76May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:74 word by word
יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּנִי וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ כִּ֖י לִדְבָרְךָ֣ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:74
- Psalms 119:79May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
- Psalms 34:2My soul boasts in the LORD; let the oppressed hear and rejoice.
- Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
- Malachi 3:16At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- Psalms 119:42Then I can answer him who taunts, for I trust in Your word.
- Psalms 108:7God has spoken from His sanctuary: “I will triumph! I will parcel out Shechem and apportion the Valley of Succoth.
- Genesis 32:11Please deliver me from the hand of my brother Esau, for I am afraid that he may come and attack me and the mothers and children with me.
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 74They that fear thee - They who are truly religious will be glad - will rejoice, at this farther proof of the saving power of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 74They that fear thee - Those who worship thee; thy friends; the pious and the good. Will be glad when they see me - They will welcome me to their society; they will regard and treat me as a friend and brother. It is implied here that he considered this to be an honor - a thing to be desired. He valued the friendship and affection of those who feared and served God, and he made it an object so to live as to be worthy of their affection. Wicked men - men of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-76As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7474. So when He has led us to rely on His truth, He will "make us to the praise of His grace" by others. "Those who fear Thee will be glad at my prosperity, as they consider my cause their cause" (Psa 34:2; 142:7).Read the comment
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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
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