Psalms 119:173
Let thy hand be for my help; for I have chosen thy precepts.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
In Context
172My tongue shall speak aloud of thy word; for all thy commandments are righteousness.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
Cross References
Joshua 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods whom your fathers that were on the other side of the river served, or the gods of the Amorite, in whose land ye dwell; but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.
1 Kings 3:11And God said to him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life, neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies, but hast asked for thyself discernment to understand judgment;
Psalms 37:24though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, for Jehovah upholdeth his hand.
Psalms 119:35Make me to walk in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Psalms 119:94I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
Psalms 119:117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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 →