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Psalms 119:132
132Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name.
Psalms 119:132 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Look thou upon me, and be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name.
- New International Version (NIV)Turn to me and have mercy on me, as you always do to those who love your name.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is your way with those who love your name.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Look upon me and be merciful to me, As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
Context of Psalms 119:132
130The teaching of your word gives light, so even the simple can understand. 131I pant with expectation, longing for your commands. Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name. 133Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. 134Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:132 word by word
פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כְּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט לְאֹהֲבֵ֥י שְׁמֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:132
- Psalms 119:124I am your servant; deal with me in unfailing love, and teach me your decrees.
- Psalms 25:18Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins.
- Exodus 4:31Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.
- 1 Samuel 1:11And she made this vow: “O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, if you will look upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime, and as a sign that he has been dedicated to the Lord, his hair will never be cut.”
- 2 Samuel 16:12And perhaps the Lord will see that I am being wronged and will bless me because of these curses today.”
- Isaiah 63:7I will tell of the Lord’s unfailing love. I will praise the Lord for all he has done. I will rejoice in his great goodness to Israel, which he has granted according to his mercy and love.
- Psalms 106:4Remember me, Lord, when you show favor to your people; come near and rescue me.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6In his justice he will pay back those who persecute you.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:132
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 132Look thou upon me - Turn not away from me. Regard me with thy favor. And be merciful unto me, as thou usest to do unto those that love thy name - Margin, “According to the custom toward those,” etc. The Hebrew word is “judgment:” “according to the judgment to the lovers of thy name.” The word seems here to be used in the sense of “right;” of what is due; or, of what is usually determined: that is, as God usually determines, judges, acts toward those who…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 129-136 The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 131-135131-135. An ardent desire (compare Psa 56:1, 2) for spiritual enlightening, establishment in a right course, deliverance from the wicked, and evidence of God's favor is expressed I opened my mouth, and panted--as a traveller in a hot desert pants for the cooling breeze (Psa 63:1; 84:2).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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