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Psalms 119:149
149In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice. O Lord, give me a new life guided by your regulations.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
Context of Psalms 119:149
147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word. 148My eyes are wide-open throughout the nighttime hours to reflect on your word. In keeping with your mercy, hear my voice. O Lord, give me a new life guided by your regulations. 150Those who carry out plots against me are near, ⌞yet⌟ they are far away from your teachings. 151You are near, O Lord, and all your commandments are reliable.
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ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:149
- Psalms 5:2Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, because I pray only to you.
- Psalms 55:2Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused
- Psalms 64:1Hear my voice, O God, when I complain. Protect my life from a terrifying enemy.
- 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 69:16Answer me, O Lord, because your mercy is good. Out of your unlimited compassion, turn to me.
- Psalms 109:21O Lord Almighty, deal with me out of the goodness of your name. Rescue me because of your mercy.
- 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 119:25I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.
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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