New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 119:156
Psalms 119:156 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)Your compassion, Lord, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:156
154Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. 155Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. Great are Your mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your ordinances. 157Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, Yet I do not turn aside from Your testimonies. 158I behold the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not keep Your word.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:156 word by word
רַחֲמֶ֖יךָ רַבִּ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֑ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:156
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 86:5For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon You.
- 1 Chronicles 21:13David said to Gad, “I am in great distress; please let me fall into the hand of the Lord, for His mercies are very great. But do not let me fall into the hand of man.”
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return to the Lord, And He will have compassion on him, And to our God, For He will abundantly pardon.
- Isaiah 63:7I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord, According to all that the Lord has granted us, And the great goodness toward the house of Israel, Which He has granted them according to His compassion And according to the abundance of His lovingkindnesses.
- Psalms 119:149Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; Revive me, O Lord, according to Your ordinances.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:156
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 156Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord - They are many, or multiplied. The word rendered “tender mercies” is the same which occurs in Psalm 40:11; Psalm 51:1; Psalm 69:16; Psalm 79:8; Psalm 103:4. See the notes at Psalm 25:6. Quicken me - See Psalm 119:149.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. 156156. (See on Psa 119:149).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 119:156 Or Many ↩
- 2. Psalms 119:156 2 Sam 24:14 ↩
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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