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Psalms 119:28
28I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word.
Psalms 119:28 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!
- New King James Version (NKJV)My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:28
26I told you my plans, and you answered. Now teach me your decrees. 27Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. I weep with sorrow; encourage me by your word. 29Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your instructions. 30I have chosen to be faithful; I have determined to live by your regulations.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:28 word by word
דָּלְפָ֣ה נַ֭פְשִׁי מִתּוּגָ֑ה קַ֝יְּמֵ֗נִי כִּדְבָרֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:28
- Psalms 22:14My life is poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart is like wax, melting within me.
- Psalms 107:26Their ships were tossed to the heavens and plunged again to the depths; the sailors cringed in terror.
- Joshua 2:11No wonder our hearts have melted in fear! No one has the courage to fight after hearing such things. For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.
- Psalms 27:14Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.
- Psalms 29:11The Lord gives his people strength. The Lord blesses them with peace.
- Deuteronomy 33:25May the bolts of your gates be of iron and bronze; may you be secure all your days.”
- Isaiah 40:29He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
- Zechariah 10:12By my power I will make my people strong, and by my authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Ephesians 3:16I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
- Philippians 4:13For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 28My soul melteth - דלף dalaph sigifies to distil, to drop as tears from the eye. As my distresses cause the tears to distil from my eyes, so the overwhelming load of my afflictions causes my life to ebb and leak out.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28My soul melteth - Margin, “droppeth.” The Hebrew word here employed - דלף dâlaph - means to drop, to drip, to distil, spoken of a house, as when the rain drops through the roof, Ecclesiastes 10:18; then, to shed tears, to weep, Job 16:20 - and this seems to be the meaning here. The idea of melting is not properly in the word, and the term weep would better express the meaning. His soul seemed to drop tears. It overflowed with tears. Yet there is an idea…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-32Verses 25-32 While the souls of the children of this world cleave to the earth as their portion, the children of light are greatly burdened, because of the remains of carnal affections in their hearts. It is unspeakable comfort to a gracious soul, to think with what tenderness all its complaints are received by a gracious God. We can talk of the wonders of redeeming love, when we understand the way of God's precepts, and walk in that way. The penitent…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-32Daleth (ד) is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The poet feels deep pain and sadness but asks the Lord to give him strength. He wants to follow the Lord. Suffering and death may result from the Lord’s discipline (Psalms 118:17–18; 119:67, 71, 75), but his instruction renews the weary soul (see 119:12).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 28-3228-32. In order to adhere to His word, we must seek deliverance from temptations to sin as well as from despondency. enlarge--or, "expand" my heart--with gracious affections. HE. (Psa 119:33-40).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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