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Psalms 119:77
77May your compassion come to me so that I may live, for your instruction is my delight.
Psalms 119:77 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
- New International Version (NIV)Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.
Context of Psalms 119:77
75I know, Lord, that your judgments are just and that you have afflicted me fairly. 76May your faithful love comfort me as you promised your servant. May your compassion come to me so that I may live, for your instruction is my delight. 78Let the arrogant be put to shame for slandering me with lies; I will meditate on your precepts. 79Let those who fear you, those who know your decrees, turn to me.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:77 word by word
יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:77
- Psalms 119:42Then I can answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to your faithful love; according to your abundant compassion, blot out my rebellion.
- Lamentations 3:22Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.
- Daniel 9:18Listen closely, my God, and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations and the city that bears your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before you based on our righteous acts, but based on your abundant compassion.
- Psalms 119:24your decrees are my delight and my counselors.
- Psalms 1:2Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
- Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:77
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 77Let thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha, thy fatherly and affectionate feelings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 77Let thy tender mercies come unto me - See the notes at Psalm 119:41. That I may live - It is evident that this was uttered in view of some great calamity by which his life was threatened. He was dependent for life - for recovery from sickness, or for deliverance from danger - wholly on the compassion of God. For thy law is my delight - See the notes at Psalm 119:16; compare Psalm 119:24, Psalm 119:47. This is urged here as a reason for the divine…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. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 75-7875-78. in faithfulness--that is, without in the least violating Thy faithfulness; because my sins deserved and needed fatherly chastisement. Enduring chastisement with a filial temper (He 12:6-11), God's promises of mercy (Ro 8:28) will be fulfilled, and He will give comfort in sorrow (La 3:22; 2Co 1:3, 4).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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