Psalms 119:154

Psalms 119:154 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)Defend my cause and redeem me; preserve my life according to your promise.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:154

152From long ago I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever. 153Look at my affliction and rescue me, For I have not forgotten Your Law. Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to Your word. 155Salvation is far from the wicked, For they do not seek Your statutes. 156Great are Your mercies, Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.

Psalms 119:154 word by word

רִיבָ֣ה רִ֭יבִי וּגְאָלֵ֑נִי לְאִמְרָתְךָ֥ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• Pleadרִיבrîyb rûb · to contendH7378
• my causeרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• redeemגָּאַלgâ'al · to redeem: redeemH1350
• wordאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565

Cross-references for Psalms 119:154

• Psalms 35:1Contend, Lord, with those who contend with me; Fight against those who fight against me.
• Psalms 43:1Vindicate me, God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; Save me from the deceitful and unjust person!
• 1 Samuel 24:15May the Lord therefore be judge and decide between you and me; and may He see and plead my cause and save me from your hand.”
• Job 5:8“But as for me, I would seek God, And I would make my plea before God,
• Proverbs 22:23For the Lord will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
• Jeremiah 11:20But, Lord of armies, who judges righteously, Who puts the feelings and the heart to the test, Let me see Your vengeance on them, For to You I have committed my cause.
• Jeremiah 50:34Their Redeemer is strong, the Lord of armies is His name; He will vigorously plead their case So that He may bring rest to their land, But turmoil to the inhabitants of Babylon.
• Jeremiah 51:36Therefore this is what the Lord says: “Behold, I am going to plead your case And take vengeance for you; And I will dry up her sea And make her fountain dry.
• Micah 7:9I will endure the rage of the Lord Because I have sinned against Him, Until He pleads my case and executes justice for me. He will bring me out to the light, And I will look at His righteousness.
• 1 John 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous;
• Psalms 119:25My soul clings to the dust; Revive me according to Your word.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:154

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 154Plead my cause … - Undertake my cause, as an advocate does. See the notes at Psalm 35:1. Quicken me … - Give me life. See the notes at Psalm 119:25.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. 153-155153-155. Though the remembering of God's law is not meritorious, yet it evinces a filial temper and provides the pious with promises to plead, while the wicked in neglecting His law, reject God and despise His promises (compare Psa 9:13; 43:1; 69:18).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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