Psalms 119:175
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. And let thine ordinances help me.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
In Context
174I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD, and thy law is my delight.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 30:9What profit is there in my blood when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? Shall it declare thy truth?
Psalms 118:18LORD has chastened me greatly, but he has not given me over to death.
Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness thou have afflicted me.
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day. The father to the sons shall make known thy truth.
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are the called according to purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17For our slight momentary affliction works for us an eternal weight of glory from extraordinariness to extraordinariness,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:174-175
173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would work for him: Let thy hand help me. He finds his own hands are not sufficient for him, nor can any creature lend him a helping hand to any purpose; therefore he looks up to God in hopes that the hand that had made him would help him; for, if the Lord do not help us, whence can any creature help us? All our help must be expected from God's… Read the whole commentary →