God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:170
170Let my plea for mercy come into your presence. Rescue me as you promised.
Psalms 119:170 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:170
168I have followed your guiding principles and your written instructions, because my whole life is in front of you. 169Let my cry for help come into your presence, O Lord. Help me understand as you promised. Let my plea for mercy come into your presence. Rescue me as you promised. 171Let my lips pour out praise because you teach me your laws. 172Let my tongue sing about your promise because all your commandments are fair.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:170 word by word
תָּב֣וֹא תְּחִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:170
- Psalms 119:41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord. Save me as you promised.
- Psalms 89:29I will make his dynasty endure forever and his throne like the days of heaven.
- Genesis 32:9Then Jacob prayed, “God of my grandfather Abraham and God of my father Isaac! Lord, you said to me, ‘Go back to your land and to your relatives, and I will make you prosperous.’
- 2 Samuel 7:25“Now, Lord God, keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:170
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 170Let my supplication come before thee - The word here rendered “supplication” properly means “favor, mercy, pity,” Joshua 11:20; Ezra 9:8; then, that by which favor or mercy is sought - prayer or petition, Psalm 6:9; Psalm 55:1. Deliver me according to thy word - From my enemies, my sins, my dangers. According to thy promises; according to the arrangements in thy word.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 169-170169-170. The prayer for understanding of the truth precedes that for deliverance. The fulfilment of the first is the basis of the fulfilment of the second (Psa 90:11-17). On the terms "cry" and "supplication" (compare Psa 6:9; 17:1).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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