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Psalms 119:156
156Lord, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations.
Psalms 119:156 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord: quicken me according to thy judgments.
- New International Version (NIV)Your compassion, Lord, is great; preserve my life according to your laws.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Great are Your tender mercies, O Lord; Revive me according to Your judgments.
Context of Psalms 119:156
154Argue my case; take my side! Protect my life as you promised. 155The wicked are far from rescue, for they do not bother with your decrees. Lord, how great is your mercy; let me be revived by following your regulations. 157Many persecute and trouble me, yet I have not swerved from your laws. 158Seeing these traitors makes me sick at heart, because they care nothing for your word.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:156 word by word
רַחֲמֶ֖יךָ רַבִּ֥ים׀ יְהוָ֑ה כְּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥יךָ חַיֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:156
- 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 86:5O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive, so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
- 1 Chronicles 21:13“I’m in a desperate situation!” David replied to Gad. “But let me fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is very great. Do not let me fall into human hands.”
- Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously.
- 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 119:149In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:156
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 156Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord - They are many, or multiplied. The word rendered “tender mercies” is the same which occurs in Psalm 40:11; Psalm 51:1; Psalm 69:16; Psalm 79:8; Psalm 103:4. See the notes at Psalm 25:6. Quicken me - See Psalm 119:149.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 153-160Verses 153-160 The closer we cleave to the word of God, both as our rule and as our stay, the more assurance we have of deliverance. Christ is the Advocate of his people, their Redeemer. Those who were quickened by his Spirit and grace, when they were dead in trespasses and sins, often need to have the work of grace revived in them, according to the word of promise. The wicked not only do not God's statutes, but they do not even seek them. They flatter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 153-160Resh (ר): This request for life appears throughout Psalm 119, but it is focused in this stanza.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 156156. (See on Psa 119:149).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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