Psalms 119:173
Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
In Context
172Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
174All my desire has been for your salvation, O Lord; and your law is my delight.
Cross References
Joshua 24:15And if it seems evil to you to be the servants of the Lord, make the decision this day whose servants you will be: of the gods whose servants your fathers were across the River, or of the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living: but I and my house will be the servants of the Lord.
1 Kings 3:11And God said to him, Because your request is for this thing, and not for long life for yourself or for wealth or for the destruction of your haters, but for wisdom to be a judge of causes;
Psalms 37:24Even if he has a fall he will not be without help: for the hand of the Lord is supporting him.
Psalms 119:35Make me go in the way of your teachings; for they are my delight.
Psalms 119:94I am yours, O be my saviour; for my desire has been for your rules.
Psalms 119:117Let me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. Observe here, 1. The good knowledge David had of the word of God; he knew it so well that he was ready to own, with the utmost satisfaction, that all God's commandments are not only righteous, but righteousness itself, the rule and standard of righteousness. 2. The good use he resolved to make of that knowledge: My tongue shall speak of thy word, not only utter praise for it to the glory of God, but discourse of it for the… Read the whole commentary →