God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:154
154Plead my case ⌞for me⌟, and save me. Give me a new life as you promised.
Psalms 119:154 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:154
152Long ago I learned from your written instructions that you made them to last forever. 153Look at my misery, and rescue me, because I have never forgotten your teachings. Plead my case ⌞for me⌟, and save me. Give me a new life as you promised. 155Wicked people are far from being saved, because they have not searched for your laws. 156Your acts of compassion are many in number, O Lord. Give me a new life guided by your regulations.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:154 word by word
רִיבָ֣ה רִ֭יבִי וּגְאָלֵ֑נִי לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:154
- Psalms 35:1O Lord, attack those who attack me. Fight against those who fight against me.
- Psalms 43:1Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation. Rescue me from deceitful and unjust people.
- 1 Samuel 24:15So the Lord must be the judge. He will decide between you and me. He will watch and take my side in ⌞this⌟ matter and set me free from you.”
- Job 5:8“But I would seek God’s help and present my case to him.
- Proverbs 22:23because the Lord will plead their case and will take the lives of those who rob them.
- Jeremiah 11:20O Lord of Armies, you judge fairly and test motives and thoughts. I want to see you take revenge on them, because I’ve brought my case to you.
- Jeremiah 50:34Their defender is strong. His name is the Lord of Armies. He will certainly take up their cause in order to bring rest to the land of Israel and unrest to the people who live in Babylon.
- Jeremiah 51:36This is what the Lord says: I am going to take up your cause and get revenge for you. I will dry up Babylon’s sea and make its springs dry.
- Micah 7:9I have sinned against the Lord. So I will endure his fury until he takes up my cause and wins my case. He will bring me into the light, and I will see his victory.
- 1 John 2:1My dear children, I’m writing this to you so that you will not sin. Yet, if anyone does sin, we have Jesus Christ, who has God’s full approval. He speaks on our behalf when we come into the presence of the Father.
- Psalms 119:25I am close to death. Give me a new life as you promised.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:154
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 154Plead my cause - Undertake my cause, as an advocate does. See the notes at Psalm 35:1. Quicken me - Give me life. See the notes at Psalm 119:25.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 153-160Verses 153-160 The closer we cleave to the word of God, both as our rule and as our stay, the more assurance we have of deliverance. Christ is the Advocate of his people, their Redeemer. Those who were quickened by his Spirit and grace, when they were dead in trespasses and sins, often need to have the work of grace revived in them, according to the word of promise. The wicked not only do not God's statutes, but they do not even seek them. They flatter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 153-160Resh (ר): This request for life appears throughout Psalm 119, but it is focused in this stanza.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 153-155153-155. Though the remembering of God's law is not meritorious, yet it evinces a filial temper and provides the pious with promises to plead, while the wicked in neglecting His law, reject God and despise His promises (compare Psa 9:13; 43:1; 69:18).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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