Psalms 119:124
Deal with thy servant according to thy loving kindness, and teach me thy statutes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
In Context
123My eyes fail for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word.
125I am thy servant. Give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:20Thou also gave thy good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold thy manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their thirst.
Psalms 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 69:16Answer me, O LORD, for thy loving kindness is good. According to the multitude of thy tender mercies turn thou to me,
Psalms 103:10He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalms 119:26I declared my ways, and thou answered me. Teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 119:76Let, I pray thee, thy loving kindness be for my comfort according to thy word to thy servant.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:124
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. David, being oppressed, is here waiting and wishing for the salvation of the Lord, which would make him easy. 1. He cannot but think that it comes slowly: My eyes fail for thy salvation. His eyes were towards it and had been long so. He looked for help from heaven (and we deceive ourselves if we look for it any other way), but it did not come so soon as he expected, so that his eyes began to fail, and he was sometimes ready to despair,… Read the whole commentary →