New English Translation
Psalms 119:117
117Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.
Psalms 119:117 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
- New International Version (NIV)Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
Context of Psalms 119:117
115Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God. 116Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me! Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually. 118You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable. 119You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:117 word by word
סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:117
- Psalms 17:5I carefully obey your commands; I do not deviate from them.
- Psalms 71:6I have leaned on you since birth; you pulled me from my mother’s womb. I praise you continually.
- Psalms 73:23But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 139:10even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.
- Isaiah 41:13For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
- John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish; no one will snatch them from my hand.
- Romans 14:4Who are you to pass judgment on another’s servant? Before his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand.
- 1 Peter 1:5who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:24Now to the one who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before his glorious presence,
- Psalms 119:6Then I would not be ashamed, if I were focused on all your commands.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:117
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 117Hold thou me up - I shall grow weary and faint in the way, if not strengthened and supported by thee. And I shall be safe - No soul can be safe, unless upheld by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 117Hold thou me up - Keep me from falling in the trials and temptations of life. The Hebrew word means to prop, uphold, support. The Septuagint is, “Aid me.” And I shall be safe - And I shall be saved; or, that I may be saved. It is an acknowledgment of entire dependence on God for salvation - temporal and eternal. And I will have respect - I will look to thy statutes; I will have them always in my eye. Compare the notes at Psalm 119:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 113-120Verses 113-120 Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded on Divine supports. All…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 113-120Samekh (ס) is the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist declares his hatred of evil and his love for God and his ways.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 115-117115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life. Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).Read the comment
Topics related to Psalms 119:117
In the dictionaries
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
New English Translation — © 1996-2016 Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C.
Commentaries