God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:124
124Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws.
Psalms 119:124 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
- New International Version (NIV)Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.
Context of Psalms 119:124
122Guarantee my well-being. Do not let arrogant people oppress me. 123My eyes are strained from looking for you to save me and from looking for the fulfillment of your righteous promise. Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws. 125I am your servant. Help me understand so that I may come to know your written instructions. 126It is time for you to act, O Lord. Even though people have abolished your teachings,
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:124 word by word
עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם־עַבְדְּךָ֥ כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ וְחֻקֶּ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:124
- Psalms 119:41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord. Save me as you promised.
- Psalms 51:1Have pity on me, O God, in keeping with your mercy. In keeping with your unlimited compassion, wipe out my rebellious acts.
- Psalms 69:13May my prayer come to you at an acceptable time, O Lord. O God, out of the greatness of your mercy, answer me with the truth of your salvation.
- Psalms 79:8Do not hold the crimes of our ancestors against us. Reach out to us soon with your compassion, because we are helpless.
- Psalms 103:10He has not treated us as we deserve for our sins or paid us back for our wrongs.
- Psalms 130:3O Lord, who would be able to stand if you kept a record of sins?
- Daniel 9:18Open your ears and listen, my God. Open your eyes and look at our ruins and at the city called by your name. We are not requesting this from you because we are righteous, but because you are very compassionate.
- Luke 18:13“But the tax collector was standing at a distance. He wouldn’t even look up to heaven. Instead, he became very upset, and he said, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’
- 2 Timothy 1:16May the Lord be merciful to the family of Onesiphorus. He often took care of my needs and wasn’t ashamed that I was a prisoner.
- Psalms 119:12Thanks be to you, O Lord. Teach me your laws.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do your will, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
- Nehemiah 9:20You gave them your good Spirit to teach them. You didn’t keep your manna to yourself. You gave them water to quench their thirst.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:124
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy - Not according to justice - for, sinners as we are, we can never urge that as a plea before God. No man who knows himself could ask of God to deal with him according to the strict and stern principles of justice. But we may ask him to deal with us according to mercy - for mercy is our only plea, and the mercy of God - vast and boundless - constitutes such a ground of appeal as we need. No man can have any…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 121-128Ayin (ע) is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The servant of the Lord struggles to endure the evil around him. He confidently asks the Lord to rescue him right away!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 121-126121-126. On the grounds of his integrity, desire for God's word, and covenant relation to Him, the servant of God may plead for His protecting care against the wicked, gracious guidance to the knowledge of truth, and His effective vindication of the righteous and their cause, which is also His own.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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