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Psalms 119:88
88In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.
Psalms 119:88 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
- New International Version (NIV)In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)In your steadfast love give me life, that I may keep the testimonies of your mouth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Revive me according to Your lovingkindness, So that I may keep the testimony of Your mouth.
Context of Psalms 119:88
86All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause. 87They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments. In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws. 89Your eternal word, O Lord, stands firm in heaven. 90Your faithfulness extends to every generation, as enduring as the earth you created.
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כְּחַסְדְּךָ֥ חַיֵּ֑נִי וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה עֵד֥וּת פִּֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:88
- Psalms 119:25I lie in the dust; revive me by your word.
- Psalms 119:2Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.
- Psalms 25:10The Lord leads with unfailing love and faithfulness all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.
- Psalms 78:5For he issued his laws to Jacob; he gave his instructions to Israel. He commanded our ancestors to teach them to their children,
- Psalms 132:12If your descendants obey the terms of my covenant and the laws that I teach them, then your royal line will continue forever and ever.”
Commentaries on Psalms 119:88
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 88Quicken me - Make and keep me alive. So shall I keep - Without the spiritual life there is no obedience; we must therefore rise from the dead, and be quickened by the Spirit of Christ.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 88Quicken me - Cause me to live; revive me. See Psalm 71:20, note; Ephesians 2:1, note. Compare Psalm 80:18; Romans 8:11; 1 Peter 3:18; John 6:63. After thy loving-kindness - Thy mercy; thy grace; thy compassion. That is, Let the measure of the grace given to me be thine own benevolent nature, and not my deserts. That is all I ask; that is all I could desire. So shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth - Which proceeds out of thy mouth. His hope of being…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 81-88Verses 81-88 The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his foes, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed by looking out for this expected salvation. But when the eyes fail, yet faith must not. His affliction was great. He was become like a leathern bottle, which, if hung up in the smoke, is dried and shrivelled up. We must ever be mindful of God's statutes. The days of the believer's mourning shall be ended; they are but for a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 85-88God's word is trustworthy. This contrasts with the lies of the enemies who hunt the psalmist without reason (see Psalm 119:78).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-176ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). 1. undefiled--literally, "complete," perfect, or sincere (compare Psa 37:37). in--or, "of" the way--course of life. walk--act in the law--according to it (compare Lu 1:6). law--from a word meaning "to teach," is a term of rather general purport, denoting the instruction of God's Word.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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