Psalms 119:173

Psalms 119:173 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let Your hand become my help, For I have chosen Your precepts.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Give me a helping hand, for I have chosen to follow your commandments.

Context of Psalms 119:173

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. May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts. 174I long for your salvation, Lord, and your law gives me delight. 175Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me.

Psalms 119:173 word by word

תְּהִֽי־יָדְךָ֥ לְעָזְרֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ בָחָֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let thine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826
• me; for I have chosenבָּחַרbâchar · to chooseH977
• thy preceptsפִּקּוּדpiqqûd piqqûd · preceptH6490

Cross-references for Psalms 119:173

• Psalms 119:94Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
• Isaiah 41:10So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Mark 9:24Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
• 2 Corinthians 12:9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
• Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
• Philippians 4:13I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
• Psalms 119:30I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
• Deuteronomy 30:19This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live
• Joshua 24:15But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
• 1 Kings 3:11So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,
• Proverbs 1:29since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the Lord.
• Luke 10:42but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Commentaries on Psalms 119:173

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 173Let thine hand help me - Do thou help me - the hand being that by which we accomplish anything. For I have chosen that precepts - I have chosen them as my comforters and my guide. I have resolved to obey them, and I pray that thou wilt help me to accomplish the purpose of my heart.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. 173-174173-174. (Compare Psa 119:77, 81, 92). I have chosen--in preference to all other objects of delight.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:173

• Word of God

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