Psalms 119:170

Psalms 119:170 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
• New International Version (NIV)May my supplication come before you; deliver me according to your promise.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my plea come before you; deliver me according to your word.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my supplication come before You; Deliver me according to Your word.

Context of Psalms 119:170

168I have observed thy precepts and thy testimonies; for all my ways are before thee. 169Let my cry come near before thee, O LORD: give me understanding according to thy word. Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. 171Let my lips utter praise; for thou teachest me thy statutes. 172Let my tongue sing of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Psalms 119:170 word by word

תָּב֣וֹא תְּחִנָּתִ֣י לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כְּ֝אִמְרָתְךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• supplicationתְּחִנָּהtechinnâh · supplicationH8467
• comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• wordאִמְרָה'imrâh 'emrâh · wordH565

Cross-references for Psalms 119:170

• Psalms 119:41Let thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
• Psalms 89:29His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and his throne as the days of heaven.
• Genesis 32:9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, O LORD, which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will do thee good:
• 2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm thou it for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:170

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 170Let my supplication come before thee - The word here rendered “supplication” properly means “favor, mercy, pity,” Joshua 11:20; Ezra 9:8; then, that by which favor or mercy is sought - prayer or petition, Psalm 6:9; Psalm 55:1. Deliver me according to thy word - From my enemies, my sins, my dangers. According to thy promises; according to the arrangements in thy word.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 169-176Verses 169-176 The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have not learned to praise…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 169-176Taw (ת) is the twenty-second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God's servant asks the Lord for help one last time. He still feels like a lost sheep.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 169-170169-170. The prayer for understanding of the truth precedes that for deliverance. The fulfilment of the first is the basis of the fulfilment of the second (Psa 90:11-17). On the terms "cry" and "supplication" (compare Psa 6:9; 17:1).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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