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Psalms 119:77
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law 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, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me. 76Oh let thy loving-kindness be for my comfort, according to thy *word unto thy servant. Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight. 78Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towards me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts. 79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that know thy testimonies.
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יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:77
- Psalms 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me; for I confide in thy word.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
- Lamentations 3:22It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not;
- Daniel 9:18Incline thine ear, O my God, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city that is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee because of our righteousnesses, but because of thy manifold mercies.
- Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also are my delight [and] my counsellors.
- Psalms 1:2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night.
- Hebrews 8:10Because this [is] the covenant that I will covenant to the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: Giving my laws into their mind, I will write them also upon their hearts; and I will be to them for God, and they shall be to me for 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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