English Standard Version
Psalms 119:92
92If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
Psalms 119:92 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
- New International Version (NIV)If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction.
- New Living Translation (NLT)If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, I would have died in my misery.
Context of Psalms 119:92
90Your faithfulness endures to all generations; you have established the earth, and it stands fast. 91By your appointment they stand this day, for all things are your servants. If your law had not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction. 93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. 94I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:92 word by word
לוּלֵ֣י ת֭וֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָ֑י אָ֝֗ז אָבַ֥דְתִּי בְעָנְיִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:92
- Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
- Romans 15:4For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.
- Psalms 27:13I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!
- Psalms 94:18When I thought, "My foot slips," your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.
- Proverbs 6:22When you walk, they will lead you; when you lie down, they will watch over you; and when you awake, they will talk with you.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:92
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 92Unless thy law had been my delights - Had we not had the consolations of religion, we should long ago have died of a broken heart.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 92Unless thy law had been my delights - See Psalm 119:16, note; Psalm 119:24, note. Unless I had had pleasure in thy law, thy word, thy truth; unless I had derived support and consolation in that. I should then have perished in mine affliction - I should have sunk under my burden. I should not have been able to hold up under the weight of sorrow and trial. How often the people of God can say. this! How often may each one in the course of his life say this!…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 89-96Lamedh (ל) is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The stability of God’s wisdom gives understanding. God’s word provides order and a framework for living, even when under pressure from adversaries.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 92-9492-94. Hence the pious are encouraged and inclined to seek a knowledge of it, and persevere amidst the efforts of those planning and waiting to destroy them. my delights--plural, not merely delight, but equal to all other delights.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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