New American Standard Bible 2020
Psalms 119:58
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 become mine, That I comply with Your precepts. 57The Lord is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. 59I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60I hurried and did not delay To keep Your commandments.
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חִלִּ֣יתִי פָנֶ֣יךָ בְכָל־לֵ֑ב חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:58
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.
- Psalms 4:6Many are saying, “Who will show us anything good?” Lift up the light of Your face upon us, Lord!
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, God, according to Your faithfulness; According to the greatness of Your compassion, wipe out my wrongdoings.
- Psalms 86:1Incline Your ear, Lord, and answer me; For I am afflicted and needy.
- Hosea 7:14And they do not cry to Me from their heart When they wail on their beds; For the sake of grain and new wine they assemble themselves, They turn against Me.
- Hebrews 10:22let’s approach God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
- Psalms 27:8When You said, “Seek My face,” my heart said to You, “I shall seek Your face, Lord.”
- Job 11:19You would lie down and none would disturb you, And many would flatter you.
- Psalms 119:41May Your favor also come to me, Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;
- Psalms 56:4In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
- Psalms 138:2I will bow down toward Your holy temple And give thanks to Your name for Your mercy and Your truth; For You have made Your word great according to all Your name.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away.
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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