Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 119:74
74They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Psalms 119:74 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who fear you shall see me and rejoice, because I have hoped in your word.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who fear You will be glad when they see me, Because I have hoped in Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:74
72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver. 73Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word. 75I know, O Yhwh, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. 76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:74 word by word
יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ יִרְא֣וּנִי וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ כִּ֖י לִדְבָרְךָ֣ יִחָֽלְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:74
- Psalms 119:79Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
- Psalms 34:2My soul shall make her boast in Yhwh: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
- Psalms 66:16Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- Malachi 3:16Then they that feared Yhwh spake often one to another: And Yhwh hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared Yhwh, and that thought upon his name.
- Psalms 119:42So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
- Psalms 108:7God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
- Genesis 32:11Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother with the children.
- Luke 21:33Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:74
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 74They that fear thee - They who are truly religious will be glad - will rejoice, at this farther proof of the saving power of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 74They that fear thee - Those who worship thee; thy friends; the pious and the good. Will be glad when they see me - They will welcome me to their society; they will regard and treat me as a friend and brother. It is implied here that he considered this to be an honor - a thing to be desired. He valued the friendship and affection of those who feared and served God, and he made it an object so to live as to be worthy of their affection. Wicked men - men of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-76As God’s child, the psalmist asks for divine wisdom.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7474. So when He has led us to rely on His truth, He will "make us to the praise of His grace" by others. "Those who fear Thee will be glad at my prosperity, as they consider my cause their cause" (Psa 34:2; 142:7).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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