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Psalms 119:149
149In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.
Psalms 119:149 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hear my voice according unto thy lovingkindness: O Lord, quicken me according to thy judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)Hear my voice in accordance with your love; preserve my life, Lord, according to your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hear my voice according to your steadfast love; O Lord, according to your justice give me life.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hear my voice according to Your lovingkindness; O Lord, revive me according to Your justice.
Context of Psalms 119:149
147I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words. 148I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise. In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations. 150Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions. 151But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:149 word by word
ק֭וֹלִי שִׁמְעָ֣ה כְחַסְדֶּ֑ךָ יְ֝הוָ֗ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:149
- Psalms 5:2Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for I pray to no one but you.
- Psalms 55:2Please listen and answer me, for I am overwhelmed by my troubles.
- Psalms 64:1O God, listen to my complaint. Protect my life from my enemies’ threats.
- Psalms 51:1Have mercy on me, O God, because of your unfailing love. Because of your great compassion, blot out the stain of my sins.
- Psalms 69:16Answer my prayers, O Lord, for your unfailing love is wonderful. Take care of me, for your mercy is so plentiful.
- Psalms 109:21But deal well with me, O Sovereign Lord, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.
- 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 119:25I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:149
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 149Hear my voice, according unto thy loving-kindness - According to thy mercy; thy goodness. Let that be the rule in answering me; not my deserts, or even the fervour of my prayers. We can desire no better rule in answer to our prayers. O Lord, quicken me - Give me life; cause me truly to live. See the notes at Psalm 119:40. According to thy judgment - Thy law as a rule of judgment; thy revealed truth, with all its gracious promises.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 145-152Qoph (ק) is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays to the Lord at night. Even when God seems distant, he is actually close.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.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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