Psalms 119:170

Psalms 119:170 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Listen to my prayer; rescue me as you promised.

Context of Psalms 119:170

168I obey your precepts and your statutes, for all my ways are known to you. 169May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word. May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise. 171May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. 172May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous.

Psalms 119:170 word by word

תָּב֣וֹא תְּחִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• thee: deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• me according to thy wordאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565

Cross-references for Psalms 119:170

• Psalms 119:41May your unfailing love come to me, Lord, your salvation, according to your promise;
• Psalms 89:29I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
• Genesis 32:9Then Jacob prayed, “O God of my father Abraham, God of my father Isaac, Lord, you who said to me, ‘Go back to your country and your relatives, and I will make you prosper,’
• 2 Samuel 7:25“And now, Lord God, keep forever the promise you have made concerning your servant and his house. Do as you promised,

Commentaries on Psalms 119:170

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 170Let my supplication come before thee - The word here rendered “supplication” properly means “favor, mercy, pity,” Joshua 11:20; Ezra 9:8; then, that by which favor or mercy is sought - prayer or petition, Psalm 6:9; Psalm 55:1. Deliver me according to thy word - From my enemies, my sins, my dangers. According to thy promises; according to the arrangements in thy word.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 169-170169-170. The prayer for understanding of the truth precedes that for deliverance. The fulfilment of the first is the basis of the fulfilment of the second (Psa 90:11-17). On the terms "cry" and "supplication" (compare Psa 6:9; 17:1).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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