Psalms 119:175
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Darby Translation
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 Jehovah, and thy law is my delight.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 30:9What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Psalms 118:18Jah hath chastened me sore; but he hath not given me over unto death.
Psalms 119:75I know, Jehovah, that thy Judgments are righteousness, and that in faithfulness thou hast afflicted me.
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Romans 8:28But we *do* know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17For our momentary [and] light affliction works for us in surpassing measure an eternal weight of glory;
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 →