Psalms 119:109
My soul is continually in my hand; yet have I not forgotten Thy law.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
In Context
108Accept, I beseech Thee, the freewill-offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Thine ordinances.
110The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray from Thy precepts.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:5for he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great victory for all Israel; thou sawest it, and didst rejoice; wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?'
Job 13:14Wherefore? I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand.
Psalms 119:83For I am become like a wine-skin in the smoke; yet do I not forget Thy statutes.
Psalms 119:152Of old have I known from Thy testimonies that Thou hast founded them for ever.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:109
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord , and teach me thy judgments. Two things we are here taught to pray for, in reference to our religious performances:—1. Acceptance of them. This we must aim at in all we do in religion, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of the Lord. What David here earnestly prays for the acceptance of are the free-will-offerings, not of his purse, but of his mouth, his prayers and praises. The calves of our lips ( Hos. xiv. 2 ), the fruit of… Read the whole commentary →