God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:58
58With all my heart I want to win your favor. Be kind to me as you promised.
Psalms 119:58 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I entreated Your favor with my whole heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:58
56This has happened to me because I have obeyed your guiding principles. 57You are my inheritance, O Lord. I promised to hold on to your words. With all my heart I want to win your favor. Be kind to me as you promised. 59I have thought about my life, and I have directed my feet back to your written instructions. 60Without any hesitation I hurry to obey your commandments.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:58 word by word
חִלִּ֣יתִי פָנֶ֣יךָ בְכָל־לֵ֑ב חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:58
- Psalms 119:10I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who can show us anything good?” Let the light of your presence shine on us, O Lord.
- 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 86:1Turn your ear ⌞toward me⌟, O Lord. Answer me, because I am oppressed and needy.
- Hosea 7:14They don’t pray to me sincerely, even though they cry in their beds and make cuts on their bodies while praying for grain and new wine. They have turned against me.
- Hebrews 10:22We have been sprinkled ⌞with his blood⌟ to free us from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with clean water. So we must continue to come ⌞to him⌟ with a sincere heart and strong faith.
- Psalms 27:8⌞When you said,⌟ “Seek my face,” my heart said to you, “O Lord, I will seek your face.”
- Job 11:19You will lie down with no one to frighten you, and many people will try to gain your favor.
- Psalms 119:41Let your blessings reach me, O Lord. Save me as you promised.
- Psalms 56:4I praise God’s word. I trust God. I am not afraid. What can mere flesh ⌞and blood⌟ do to me?
- Psalms 138:2I will bow toward your holy temple. I will give thanks to your name because of your mercy and truth. You have made your name and your promise greater than everything.
- Matthew 24:35The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 58Fourthly. Being determined in his heart, he tells us, I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. He found he had sinned; that he needed mercy; that he had no time to lose; that he must be importunate; and therefore he sought that mercy with all his soul. Fifthly. Feeling that he deserved nothing but wrath, that he had no right to any good, he cries for mercy in the way that God had promised to convey it: "Be merciful unto me!" And to this he is encouraged…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 58I entreated thy favor - Margin, as in Hebrew, “face.” That is, he prayed that God would lift upon him the light of his countenance; that he would not avert his face from him in anger. With my whole heart - With sincere, undivided affections. See Psalm 119:2, Psalm 119:10, Psalm 119:34; Psalm 9:1. Be merciful unto me according to thy word - See the notes at Psalm 119:41.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 57-64Heth (ח) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist seeks God’s favor and loving devotion. Although surrounded by evildoers, he remains a loyal servant of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 57-6057-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; La 3:24).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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