Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 119:117
117Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually.
Psalms 119:117 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
- New International Version (NIV)Uphold me, and I will be delivered; I will always have regard for your decrees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Hold me up, that I may be safe and have regard for your statutes continually!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
Context of Psalms 119:117
115Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God. 116Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. Support me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually. 118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood. 119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:117 word by word
סְעָדֵ֥נִי וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָה וְאֶשְׁעָ֖ה בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָ תָמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:117
- Psalms 17:5Uphold my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.
- Psalms 71:6By thee have I been sustained from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s womb: my praise shall be continually of thee.
- Psalms 73:23Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast held me by my right hand.
- Psalms 139:10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
- Isaiah 41:13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying to thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
- John 10:28And I give to them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand.
- Romans 14:4Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. And, he shall be held up: for God is able to make him stand.
- 1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Jude 1:24Now to him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,
- Psalms 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect to all thy commandments.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:117
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 117Hold thou me up - I shall grow weary and faint in the way, if not strengthened and supported by thee. And I shall be safe - No soul can be safe, unless upheld by thee.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 117Hold thou me up - Keep me from falling in the trials and temptations of life. The Hebrew word means to prop, uphold, support. The Septuagint is, “Aid me.” And I shall be safe - And I shall be saved; or, that I may be saved. It is an acknowledgment of entire dependence on God for salvation - temporal and eternal. And I will have respect - I will look to thy statutes; I will have them always in my eye. Compare the notes at Psalm 119:6.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 113-120Verses 113-120 Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded on Divine supports. All…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 113-120Samekh (ס) is the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist declares his hatred of evil and his love for God and his ways.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 115-117115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life. Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).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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