Tree of Life Version
Psalms 119:116
116Sustain me according to Your word, so I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Psalms 119:116 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
- New International Version (NIV)Sustain me, my God, according to your promise, and I will live; do not let my hopes be dashed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; And do not let me be ashamed of my hope.
Context of Psalms 119:116
114You are my hiding place and my shield —in Your word I hope. 115Away from me, evildoers, so I may keep the mitzvot of my God! Sustain me according to Your word, so I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117Support me and I will be saved, and study Your decrees continually. 118You despise all who wander from Your decrees, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:116 word by word
סָמְכֵ֣נִי כְאִמְרָתְךָ֣ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה וְאַל־תְּ֝בִישֵׁ֗נִי מִשִּׂבְרִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:116
- Psalms 37:17For the arms of the wicked will be broken, while Adonai upholds the righteous.
- Psalms 41:12By this I know that You delight in me: that my enemy does not shout in triumph over me.
- Psalms 63:8For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.
- Psalms 94:18If I say: “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, Adonai, will hold me up.
- Isaiah 41:10Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Surely I will help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
- Isaiah 42:1Behold My servant, whom I uphold. My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Ruach on Him, He will bring justice to the nations.
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I trust, so I will not be ashamed, and my enemies will not gloat over me.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by Adonai with an everlasting salvation. You will not be put to shame or disgraced, for ever and ever.
- Romans 5:5And hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Ruach ha-Kodesh who was given to us.
- Romans 9:32Why? Because they pursued it not by faith, but as if it were from works. They stumbled over the stone of stumbling,
- Romans 10:11For the Scripture says, “Whoever trusts in Him will not be put to shame.”
- 1 Peter 2:6For it says in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen, precious cornerstone. Whoever trusts in Him will never be put to shame.”
Commentaries on Psalms 119:116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 116Uphold me - סמכני sammecheni, prop me up; give me thyself to lean upon.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 116Uphold me - Sustain me in the trials and the temptations of life. Help me to bear afflictions without sinking under them; to meet temptations without yielding to them; to encounter opposition from the enemies of religion without being overcome. According unto thy word - (1) According to the requirements of thy word - that I may be conformed to them; (2) according to the promises of thy word - that they may be verified in me. That I may live - That my life…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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