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Psalms 119:76
76Now, please use your faithful love to comfort me. That is what you promised to do for me, your servant.
Psalms 119:76 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
- New International Version (NIV)May your unfailing love be my comfort, according to your promise to your servant.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant.
Context of Psalms 119:76
74People 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. Now, please use your faithful love to comfort me. That is what you promised to do for me, your servant. 77Be kind to me so that I will live! Your Law makes me really happy. 78Proud men should be ashamed! They have spoken lies against me.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:76 word by word
יְהִי־נָ֣א חַסְדְּךָ֣ לְנַחֲמֵ֑נִי כְּאִמְרָתְךָ֥ לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:76
- Psalms 86:5Yes, my Lord, you are very kind, and you are ready to forgive people. When anyone calls to you for help, you love them with your faithful love.
- Psalms 106:4Lord, when you help your people, please remember me! Do not forget to help me, when you come to rescue them.
- 2 Corinthians 1:3We thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, because he is so good to us. As our Father, he is very kind to us. He is our God who comforts us in every way.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:76
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 76Thy merciful kindness - Let me derive my comfort and happiness from a diffusion of thy love and mercy, חסדך chasdecha, thy exuberant goodness, through my soul.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort - Margin, as in Hebrew, “to comfort me.” The word rendered merciful-kindness means mercy, favor, grace, kindness; and the idea is, that all his consolation - all that he expected or desired - must be derived from mere favor; from the goodness of God. He had no source of comfort in himself, and he had no claim on God for comfort. It was through mercy alone that he could have happiness of any kind…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. 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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