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Psalms 119:151
151Lord, you are near to me, and I can trust all your commands.
Psalms 119:151 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.
- New International Version (NIV)Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You are near, O Lord, And all Your commandments are truth.
Context of Psalms 119:151
149You love me with a faithful love, so please listen to me! Lord, do what is right, and keep my life safe. 150People who love to do evil things are ready to attack me. They have no interest in your Law. Lord, you are near to me, and I can trust all your commands. 152I have studied your teaching since long ago. I know that you have made it to remain for ever. 153Look at my pain and trouble! Please save me, because I do not forget your Law.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:151 word by word
קָר֣וֹב אַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וְֽכָל־מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ אֱמֶֽת׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:151
- Psalms 46:1God is a strong place for us, where he will keep us safe. He will always help us when troubles come.
- Psalms 75:1God, we thank you! Yes, we thank you! You are very near to us. People everywhere say what great things you have done.
- Psalms 139:2You know when I sit down, and you know when I get up. Even when you are far away, you understand what I am thinking about.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly.
- Deuteronomy 4:7No other nation has a god who is near to them like the Lord our God. Even great nations have no god like that. But when we pray to the Lord our God, he listens!
- Matthew 1:23The prophet had said, ‘A young woman who has never had sex will have a baby boy. People will call her son Immanuel.’ This name means ‘God is with us’.
- Psalms 119:138The rules that you have given to us are good and right. We can trust them completely.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:151
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 151Thou art near, O Lord - God was present with him; he was ready to hear his cry; he was at hand to save him. Compare Psalm 145:18. The psalmist had the assurance, springing from deep feeling, and the conscious presence of God, which the people of God often have, that God is very near to them; that he is ready to hear them; that their prayers are answered; that they are in the presence of a heavenly Friend. Such are among the precious experiences of the…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. 150-151Coming to attack me (or draw near) is a Hebrew wordplay on You are near. The wicked stay far from God's instructions, but the psalmist stays close, so he does not need to fear.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 150-152150-152. Though the wicked are near to injure, because far from God's law, He is near to help, and faithful to His word, which abides for ever. RESH. (Psa 119:153-160).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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