English Standard Version
Psalms 119:117
117Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!
Psalms 119:117 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
- New International Version (NIV)Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
Context of Psalms 119:117
115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God. 116Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope! Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually! 118You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain. 119All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:117 word by word
סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:117
- Psalms 17:5My steps have held fast to your paths; my feet have not slipped.
- Psalms 71:6Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother's womb. My praise is continually of you.
- Psalms 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 139:10even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
- Isaiah 41:13For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."
- John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- Romans 14:4Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master that he stands or falls. And he will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- 1 Peter 1:5who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy,
- Psalms 119:6Then I shall not be put to shame, having my eyes fixed on all your commandments.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:117
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 117Hold thou me up - I shall grow weary and faint in the way, if not strengthened and supported by thee. And I shall be safe - No soul can be safe, unless upheld by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 117Hold thou me up - Keep me from falling in the trials and temptations of life. The Hebrew word means to prop, uphold, support. The Septuagint is, “Aid me.” And I shall be safe - And I shall be saved; or, that I may be saved. It is an acknowledgment of entire dependence on God for salvation - temporal and eternal. And I will have respect - I will look to thy statutes; I will have them always in my eye. Compare the notes at Psalm 119:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 113-120Verses 113-120 Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded on Divine supports. All…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 113-120Samekh (ס) is the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist declares his hatred of evil and his love for God and his ways.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 115-117115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life. Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).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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