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Psalms 119:17
17Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word.
Psalms 119:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Deal bountifully with Your servant, That I may live and keep Your word.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word.
Context of Psalms 119:17
15I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways. 16I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word. Be good to your servant while I live, that I may obey your word. 18Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. 19I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:17 word by word
גְּמֹ֖ל עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֥ אֶֽחְיֶ֗ה וְאֶשְׁמְרָ֥ה דְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:17
- Psalms 119:65Do good to your servant according to your word, Lord.
- Psalms 116:7Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
- John 11:6So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days,
- 2 Corinthians 9:7Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
- Philippians 4:19And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:2because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Ephesians 2:4But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- 1 John 2:29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
- 1 John 5:3In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,
Commentaries on Psalms 119:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Deal bountifully - גמל gemol, reward thy servant. Let him have the return of his faith and prayers, that the Divine life may be preserved in his soul! Then he will keep thy word. From גמל gamal, to reward, etc., comes the name of ג gimel, the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet, which is prefixed to every verse in this part, and commences it with its own name. This is a stroke of the psalmist's art and ingenuity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Deal bountifully - This commences the next portion of the psalm, indicated by the letter Gimel (ג g ), the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, answering to our letter “g.” Each verse of this portion Psalm 119:17-24 begins with this letter. There is a resemblance between the first word of this verse - גמל gemol - and the letter - “Gimel” - which commences the eight verses of this portion of the psalm. The noun (derived from the verb) - גמל gâmâl…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We ought to spend our lives in his service; we shall find true life in keeping his word. Those that would see the wondrous things of God's law and gospel, must beg him to give them understanding, by the light of his Spirit. Believers feel themselves strangers on earth; they fear missing their way, and losing comfort by erring from God's commandments. Every sanctified soul hungers after…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18The psalmist wants to live a life full of praise and obedience to please the Lord (Psalms 118:17; 119:25, 77, 116, 144, 175). Only the Lord can remove his enemies and help him understand the wonderful truths in God's teachings.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 17-2017-20. Life is desirable in order to serve God; that we may do so aright, we should seek to have our eyes opened to behold His truth, and earnestly desire fully to understand it.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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