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Psalms 119:149
149Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
Psalms 119:149 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
- New Living Translation (NLT)In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.
Context of Psalms 119:149
147I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in your word. 148My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on your promises. Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws. 150Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law. 151Yet you are near, Lord, and all your commands are true.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:149 word by word
ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:149
- Psalms 5:2Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
- Psalms 55:2hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
- Psalms 64:1Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 69:16Answer me, Lord, out of the goodness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me.
- Psalms 109:21But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the kindnesses of the Lord, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the Lord has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.
- Psalms 119:25I am laid low in the dust; preserve my life according to your word.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:149
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 149Hear my voice, according unto thy loving-kindness - According to thy mercy; thy goodness. Let that be the rule in answering me; not my deserts, or even the fervour of my prayers. We can desire no better rule in answer to our prayers. O Lord, quicken me - Give me life; cause me truly to live. See the notes at Psalm 119:40. According to thy judgment - Thy law as a rule of judgment; thy revealed truth, with all its gracious promises.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 145-152Qoph (ק) is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays to the Lord at night. Even when God seems distant, he is actually close.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.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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