Psalms 119:38
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
In Context
37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; quicken me in thy way.
39Turn away my reproach which I fear; for thy judgments are good.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25And now, Jehovah Elohim, the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house, fulfil it for ever, and do as thou hast said.
Psalms 103:11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is his loving-kindness toward them that fear him.
Psalms 103:17But the loving-kindness of Jehovah is from everlasting and to everlasting, upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
Psalms 119:50This is my comfort in mine affliction; for thy word hath quickened me.
Psalms 119:154Plead my cause, and redeem me: quicken me according to thy word.
Psalms 147:11Jehovah taketh pleasure in those that fear him, in those that hope in his loving-kindness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:38
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Here, 1. David prays for restraining grace, that he might be prevented and kept back from that which would hinder him in the way of his duty: Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity. The honours, pleasures, and profits of the world are the vanities, the aspect and prospect of which draw multitudes away from the paths of religion and godliness. The eye, when fastened on these, infects the heart with the love of them, and so it is… Read the whole commentary →