English Standard Version
Psalms 119:107
107I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!
Psalms 119:107 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)I have suffered much; preserve my life, Lord, according to your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am afflicted very much; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your word.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised.
Context of Psalms 119:107
105Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. 106I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules. I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word! 108Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules. 109I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:107 word by word
נַעֲנֵ֥יתִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד יְ֝הוָ֗ה חַיֵּ֥נִי כִדְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:107
- Psalms 6:1O Lord, rebuke me not in your anger, nor discipline me in your wrath.
- Psalms 22:14I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint; my heart is like wax; it is melted within my breast;
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.
- Psalms 119:25My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
- Psalms 143:11For your name's sake, O Lord, preserve my life! In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!
Commentaries on Psalms 119:107
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 107I am afflicted very much - מאד עד ad meod, "to extremity, excessively." We are in the most oppressive captivity. Quicken me - Deliver us from our bondage.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 107I am afflicted very much - The form of the affliction is not mentioned. There are frequent allusions in the psalm to the fact that the author was and had been afflicted - as, in fact, must be the case in the life of every good man. Compare Psalm 119:71, Psalm 119:75. If David was the author of the psalm, we know that there were numerous occasions in his life when this language would be appropriate. As designed for the people of God at all times, it was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 105-112Verses 105-112 The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is often afflicted; but with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 105-112Nun (נ) is the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist's deep commitment to God's word comes from within (Psalm 119:112) and directs his actions.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 106-108106-108. Such was the national covenant at Sinai and in the fields of Moab.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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