English Standard Version
Psalms 119:149
149Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
Psalms 119:149 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.
Context of Psalms 119:149
147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I hope in your words. 148My eyes are awake before the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promise. Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life. 150They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law. 151But you are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are true.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:149 word by word
ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:149
- Psalms 5:2Give attention to the sound of my cry, my King and my God, for to you do I pray.
- Psalms 55:2Attend to me, and answer me; I am restless in my complaint and I moan,
- Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, O Lord, for your steadfast love is good; according to your abundant mercy, turn to me.
- Psalms 109:21But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
- Isaiah 63:7I will recount the steadfast love of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord has granted us, and the great goodness to the house of Israel that he has granted them according to his compassion, according to the abundance of his steadfast love.
- Psalms 119:25My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
Commentaries on Psalms 119:149
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 149Hear my voice, according unto thy loving-kindness - According to thy mercy; thy goodness. Let that be the rule in answering me; not my deserts, or even the fervour of my prayers. We can desire no better rule in answer to our prayers. O Lord, quicken me - Give me life; cause me truly to live. See the notes at Psalm 119:40. According to thy judgment - Thy law as a rule of judgment; thy revealed truth, with all its gracious promises.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. 145-152Qoph (ק) is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays to the Lord at night. Even when God seems distant, he is actually close.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.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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