Psalms 119:17
GIMEL Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
In Context
16I will have delight in your rules; I will not let your word go out of my mind.
18Let my eyes be open to see the wonders of your law.
Cross References
Psalms 116:7Come back to your rest, O my soul; for the Lord has given you your reward.
Psalms 119:65TETH You have done good to your servant, O Lord, in keeping with your word.
Psalms 119:116Be my support as you have said, and give me life; let not my hope be turned to shame.
Psalms 119:132Let your eyes be turned to me, and have mercy on me, as it is right for you to do to those who are lovers of your name.
Psalms 119:175Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:14-17
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. Here, I. David looks back with comfort upon the respect he had paid to the word of God. He had the testimony of his conscience for him, 1. That he had edified others with what he had been taught out of the word of God ( v. 13 ): With my lips… Read the whole commentary →