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Psalms 119:74
74People who respect you will be happy when they see me. That is because I trust your word.
Psalms 119:74 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:74
72The rules that you have taught me are very valuable. They are more valuable to me than thousands of pieces of gold and silver. 73You made me with your hands. You made me what I am. Help me to understand things well, so that I learn your commands. People who respect you will be happy when they see me. That is because I trust your word. 75Lord, I know that your rules are good and fair. When you sent trouble to me, it was because you truly loved me. 76Now, please use your faithful love to comfort me. That is what you promised to do for me, your servant.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:74 word by word
יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּנִי וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ כִּ֖י לִדְבָרְךָ֣ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:74
- Psalms 119:79Let the people who respect you come back to me. Then they will learn to obey your rules.
- Psalms 34:2I will boast that the Lord is great! I want weak people to hear that. I want them to be happy!
- Psalms 66:16Come and listen, all you people who serve God. I will tell you about the things that God has done for me.
- Malachi 3:16Then the people who respected the Lord talked to each other. The Lord listened to what they said. While the Lord watched, someone wrote names on a scroll. Those were the names of the people who worshipped the Lord and respected the Lord's name. They wrote down their names so that people would remember them.
- Psalms 119:42Then I will be able to answer the people who insult me. I will show them that I trust in your word.
- Psalms 108:7God has spoken from his holy place! He has promised: ‘I will show my power! I will make Shechem into separate pieces. I will measure Succoth Valley.
- Genesis 32:11I pray that you will save me from the power of my brother Esau. I am afraid that he will come and attack me. He may also attack my family.
- Luke 21:33One day, the earth and the sky will have an end. But my words will be there for ever.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 74They that fear thee - They who are truly religious will be glad - will rejoice, at this farther proof of the saving power of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 74They that fear thee - Those who worship thee; thy friends; the pious and the good. Will be glad when they see me - They will welcome me to their society; they will regard and treat me as a friend and brother. It is implied here that he considered this to be an honor - a thing to be desired. He valued the friendship and affection of those who feared and served God, and he made it an object so to live as to be worthy of their affection. Wicked men - men of…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. 73-76As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7474. So when He has led us to rely on His truth, He will "make us to the praise of His grace" by others. "Those who fear Thee will be glad at my prosperity, as they consider my cause their cause" (Psa 34:2; 142:7).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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