New English Translation
Psalms 119:58
58I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised!
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 been my practice, for I observe your precepts. ח (Khet) 57The Lord is my source of security. I have determined to follow your instructions. I seek your favor with all my heart. Have mercy on me as you promised! 59I consider my actions and follow your rules. 60I keep your commands eagerly and without delay.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:58 word by word
חִלִּ֣יתִי פָנֶ֣יךָ בְכָל־לֵ֑ב חָ֝נֵּ֗נִי כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:58
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!
- Psalms 4:6Many say, “Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, Lord!
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your loyal love! Because of your great compassion, wipe away my rebellious acts!
- Psalms 86:1Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.
- Hosea 7:14They do not pray to me, but howl in distress on their beds; They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from me.
- Hebrews 10:22let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed in pure water.
- Psalms 27:8My heart tells me to pray to you, and I do pray to you, O Lord.
- Job 11:19You will lie down with no one to make you afraid, and many will seek your favor.
- Psalms 119:41May I experience your loyal love, O Lord, and your deliverance, as you promised.
- Psalms 56:4In God – I boast in his promise – in God I trust, I am not afraid. What can mere men do to me?
- Psalms 138:2I will bow down toward your holy temple, and give thanks to your name, because of your loyal love and faithfulness, for you have exalted your promise above the entire sky.
- Matthew 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never 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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