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Psalms 119:88
88Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Psalms 119:88 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Context of Psalms 119:88
86All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me. 87They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts. Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth. 89LAMED. For ever, O Jehovah, thy word is settled in the heavens. 90Thy faithfulness is from generation to generation: thou hast established the earth, and it standeth.
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כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵד֥וּת פִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:88
- Psalms 119:25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken me according to thy word.
- Psalms 119:2Blessed are they that observe his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart;
- Psalms 25:10All the paths of Jehovah are loving-kindness and truth for such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 78:5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children;
- Psalms 132:12If thy children keep my covenant, and my testimonies which I will teach them, their children also for evermore shall sit upon thy throne.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:88
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 88Quicken me - Make and keep me alive. So shall I keep - Without the spiritual life there is no obedience; we must therefore rise from the dead, and be quickened by the Spirit of Christ.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 88Quicken me - Cause me to live; revive me. See Psalm 71:20, note; Ephesians 2:1, note. Compare Psalm 80:18; Romans 8:11; 1 Peter 3:18; John 6:63. After thy loving-kindness - Thy mercy; thy grace; thy compassion. That is, Let the measure of the grace given to me be thine own benevolent nature, and not my deserts. That is all I ask; that is all I could desire. So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth - Which proceeds out of thy mouth. His hope of being…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 81-88Verses 81-88 The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his foes, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed by looking out for this expected salvation. But when the eyes fail, yet faith must not. His affliction was great. He was become like a leathern bottle, which, if hung up in the smoke, is dried and shrivelled up. We must ever be mindful of God's statutes. The days of the believer's mourning shall be ended; they are but for a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 85-88God's word is trustworthy. This contrasts with the lies of the enemies who hunt the psalmist without reason (see Psalm 119:78).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-176ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). 1. undefiled--literally, "complete," perfect, or sincere (compare Psa 37:37). in--or, "of" the way--course of life. walk--act in the law--according to it (compare Lu 1:6). law--from a word meaning "to teach," is a term of rather general purport, denoting the instruction of God's Word.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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