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Psalms 119:77
77Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Psalms 119:77 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
- New International Version (NIV)Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight.
Context of Psalms 119:77
75I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. 76Let your steadfast love comfort me according to your promise to your servant. Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight. 78Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts. 79Let those who fear you turn to me, that they may know your testimonies.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:77 word by word
יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:77
- Psalms 119:42then shall I have an answer for him who taunts me, for I trust in your word.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
- Lamentations 3:22The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
- Daniel 9:18O my God, incline your ear and hear. Open your eyes and see our desolations, and the city that is called by your name. For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy.
- Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
- Psalms 1:2but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.
- Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds, and write them on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:77
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 77Let thy tender mercies - רחמיך rachameycha, thy fatherly and affectionate feelings.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 77Let thy tender mercies come unto me - See the notes at Psalm 119:41. That I may live - It is evident that this was uttered in view of some great calamity by which his life was threatened. He was dependent for life - for recovery from sickness, or for deliverance from danger - wholly on the compassion of God. For thy law is my delight - See the notes at Psalm 119:16; compare Psalm 119:24, Psalm 119:47. This is urged here as a reason for the divine…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. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…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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