God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:49
49Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me. Through it you gave me hope.
Psalms 119:49 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
- New International Version (NIV)Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.
Context of Psalms 119:49
47Your commandments, which I love, make me happy. 48I lift my hands ⌞in prayer⌟ because of your commandments, which I love. I will reflect on your laws. Remember the word ⌞you gave⌟ me. Through it you gave me hope. 50This is my comfort in my misery: Your promise gave me a new life. 51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:49 word by word
זְכֹר־דָּבָ֥ר לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ עַ֝֗ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:49
- Psalms 105:2Sing to him. Make music to praise him. Meditate on all the miracles he has performed.
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people. Come to help me with your salvation
- Genesis 8:1God remembered Noah and all the wild and domestic animals with him in the ship. So God made a wind blow over the earth, and the water started to go down.
- 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.’
- Job 7:7Remember, my life is only a breath, and never again will my eyes see anything good.
- Isaiah 62:6I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem. They will never be silent day or night. Whoever calls on the Lord, do not give yourselves any rest,
- Psalms 119:43Do not take so much as a single word of truth from my mouth. My hope is based on your regulations.
- Psalms 71:14But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.
- 2 Samuel 5:2“Even in the past when Saul ruled us, you were the one who led Israel in battle. The Lord has said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, the leader of Israel.’ ”
- 2 Samuel 7:25“Now, Lord God, keep the promise you made to me and my house forever. Do as you promised.
- Romans 15:13May God, the source of hope, fill you with joy and peace through your faith in him. Then you will overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Peter 1:13Therefore, your minds must be clear and ready for action. Place your confidence completely in what God’s kindness will bring you when Jesus Christ appears again.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:49
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 49Remember the word - Thou hast promised to redeem us from our captivity; on that word we have built our hope. Remember that thou hast thus promised, and see that we thus hope.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 49Remember the word unto thy servant - This commences a new division of the psalm, in which each verse begins with the Hebrew letter Zayin (ז z ) - answering to our “z.” There is nothing special in this portion of the psalm as indicated by the letter. The language here is a prayer that God would not forget what he had promised; that all that he had said might be fulfilled; that the expectations and hopes which he had raised in the mind might be realised. It…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 49-56Verses 49-56 Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in affliction. If, through grace, it makes us holy, there is enough in it to make us easy, in all conditions. Let us be certain we have the Divine law for what we believe, and then let not scoffers prevail upon us to decline from it. God's judgments of old…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-56Zayin (ז) is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist asks God to remember his word as the psalmist also remembers God’s word and his name. Remembrance expresses devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5149-51. Resting on the promises consoles under affliction and the tauntings of the insolent. upon which--rather, "Remember Thy word unto Thy servant, because," &c. So the Hebrew requires [Hengstenberg].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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