God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:132
132Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name.
Psalms 119:132 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
Context of Psalms 119:132
130Your word is a doorway that lets in light, and it helps gullible people understand. 131I open my mouth and pant because I long for your commandments. Turn toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name. 133Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me. 134Save me from human oppression so that I may obey your guiding principles.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:132 word by word
פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:132
- Psalms 119:124Treat me with kindness, and teach me your laws.
- Psalms 25:18Look at my misery and suffering, and forgive all my sins.
- Exodus 4:31and the people believed them. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about the people of Israel and that he had seen their misery, they knelt, bowing with their faces touching the ground.
- 1 Samuel 1:11She made this vow, “Lord of Armies, if you will look at my misery, remember me, and give me a boy, then I will give him to you for as long as he lives. A razor will never be used on his head.”
- 2 Samuel 16:12Maybe the Lord will see my misery and turn his curse into a blessing for me today.”
- Isaiah 63:7I will acknowledge the Lord’s acts of mercy, and ⌞sing⌟ the praises of the Lord, because of everything that the Lord has done for us. He has done many good things for the nation of Israel because of his compassion and his unlimited mercy.
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to help me with your salvation
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6Certainly, it is right for God to give suffering to those who cause you to suffer.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:132
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 132Look thou upon me - Turn not away from me. Regard me with thy favor. And be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name - Margin, “According to the custom toward those,” etc. The Hebrew word is “judgment:” “according to the judgment to the lovers of thy name.” The word seems here to be used in the sense of “right;” of what is due; or, of what is usually determined: that is, as God usually determines, judges, acts toward those who…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 129-136 The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 131-135131-135. An ardent desire (compare Psa 56:1, 2) for spiritual enlightening, establishment in a right course, deliverance from the wicked, and evidence of God's favor is expressed I opened my mouth, and panted--as a traveller in a hot desert pants for the cooling breeze (Psa 63:1; 84:2).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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