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Psalms 119:149
149In keeping with your faithful love, hear my voice. Lord, give me life in keeping with your justice.
Psalms 119:149 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
Context of Psalms 119:149
147I rise before dawn and cry out for help; I put my hope in your word. 148I am awake through each watch of the night to meditate on your promise. In keeping with your faithful love, hear my voice. Lord, give me life in keeping with your justice. 150Those who pursue evil plans come near; they are far from your instruction. 151You are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:149 word by word
ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:149
- Psalms 5:2Pay attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for I pray to you.
- Psalms 55:2Pay attention to me and answer me. I am restless and in turmoil with my complaint,
- Psalms 64:1God, hear my voice when I am in anguish. Protect my life from the terror of the enemy.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, Lord, for your faithful love is good. In keeping with your abundant compassion, turn to me.
- Psalms 109:21But you, Lord, my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name’s sake; because your faithful love is good, rescue me.
- Isaiah 63:7I will make known the Lord’s faithful love and the Lord’s praiseworthy acts, because of all the Lord has done for us — even the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, which he did for them based on his compassion and the abundance of his faithful love.
- Psalms 119:25My life is down in the dust; give me life through your word.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:149
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 149Hear my voice, according unto thy loving-kindness - According to thy mercy; thy goodness. Let that be the rule in answering me; not my deserts, or even the fervour of my prayers. We can desire no better rule in answer to our prayers. O Lord, quicken me - Give me life; cause me truly to live. See the notes at Psalm 119:40. According to thy judgment - Thy law as a rule of judgment; thy revealed truth, with all its gracious promises.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 145-152Qoph (ק) is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays to the Lord at night. Even when God seems distant, he is actually close.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.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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