New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 119:124
Psalms 119:124 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
- New International Version (NIV)Deal with your servant according to your love and teach me your decrees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Deal with your servant according to your steadfast love, and teach me your statutes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deal with Your servant according to Your mercy, And teach me Your statutes.
Context of Psalms 119:124
122Be surety for Your servant for good; Do not let the arrogant oppress me. 123My eyes fail with longing for Your salvation And for Your righteous word. Deal with Your servant according to Your lovingkindness And teach me Your statutes. 125I am Your servant; give me understanding, That I may know Your testimonies. 126It is time for the Lord to act, For they have broken Your law.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:124 word by word
עֲשֵׂ֖ה עִם־עַבְדְּךָ֥ כְחַסְדֶּ֗ךָ וְחֻקֶּ֥יךָ לַמְּדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:124
- Psalms 119:41May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 69:13But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable time; O God, in the greatness of Your lovingkindness, Answer me with Your saving truth.
- Psalms 79:8Do not remember the iniquities of our forefathers against us; Let Your compassion come quickly to meet us, For we are brought very low.
- Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
- Psalms 130:3If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?
- Daniel 9:18O my God, incline Your ear and hear! Open Your eyes and see our desolations and the city which is called by Your name; for we are not presenting our supplications before You on account of any merits of our own, but on account of Your great compassion.
- Luke 18:13But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’
- 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chains;
- Psalms 119:12Blessed are You, O Lord; Teach me Your statutes.
- Psalms 143:10Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
- Nehemiah 9:20You gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, Your manna You did not withhold from their mouth, And You gave them water for their thirst.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:124
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 124Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy - Not according to justice - for, sinners as we are, we can never urge that as a plea before God. No man who knows himself could ask of God to deal with him according to the strict and stern principles of justice. But we may ask him to deal with us according to mercy - for mercy is our only plea, and the mercy of God - vast and boundless - constitutes such a ground of appeal as we need. No man can have any…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 121-128Verses 121-128 Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon God's mercy, and refer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 121-128Ayin (ע) is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The servant of the Lord struggles to endure the evil around him. He confidently asks the Lord to rescue him right away!Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 121-126121-126. On the grounds of his integrity, desire for God's word, and covenant relation to Him, the servant of God may plead for His protecting care against the wicked, gracious guidance to the knowledge of truth, and His effective vindication of the righteous and their cause, which is also His own.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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