Psalms 119:175

Psalms 119:175 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my soul live and praise you, and let your rules help me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my soul live, and it shall praise You; And let Your judgments help me.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Let me live so I can praise you, and may your regulations help me.

Context of Psalms 119:175

173May 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. Let me live that I may praise you, and may your laws sustain me. 176I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.

Psalms 119:175 word by word

תְּֽחִי־נַ֭פְשִׁי וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּ וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• liveחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• and it shall praiseהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• thee; and let thy judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטmishpâţ · justice: judgementH4941
• helpעָזַר‛âzar · to helpH5826

Cross-references for Psalms 119:175

• Psalms 9:13Lord, see how my enemies persecute me! Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
• Psalms 30:9“What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?
• Psalms 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you who are God my Savior, and my tongue will sing of your righteousness.
• Psalms 118:18The Lord has chastened me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
• Isaiah 38:19The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today; parents tell their children about your faithfulness.
• Psalms 119:75I know, Lord, that your laws are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
• Isaiah 26:8Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
• Romans 8:28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
• 1 Corinthians 11:31But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
• 2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:175

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 175Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee - I desire life that I may praise thee; if I do live, I will praise thee. My life is consecrated to thy service; if lengthened out, and as far as it shall be lengthened out, it shall be devoted to thee. And let thy judgments help me - The dealings of thy hand; the interpositions of thy providence. Let them all be such as will be favorable to the great purpose of my soul - the service of my God.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. 175175. Save me that I may praise Thee. thy judgments--as in Psa 119:149, 156.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:175

• Praise

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