Psalms 119:156
Great are Thy compassions, O LORD; quicken me as Thou art wont.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
In Context
155Salvation is far from the wicked; for they seek not Thy statutes.
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not turned aside from Thy testimonies.
Cross References
2 Samuel 24:14And David said unto Gad: 'I am in a great strait; let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for His mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man.'
Psalms 51:1(51-1) For the Leader. A Psalm of David; (51-2) When Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. (51-3) Be gracious unto me, O God, according to Thy mercy; according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 86:13For great is Thy mercy toward me; and Thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest nether-world.
Psalms 119:25DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust; quicken Thou me according to Thy word.
Isaiah 63:7I will make mention of the mercies of the LORD, and the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us; and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which He hath bestowed on them according to His compassions, and according to the multitude of His mercies.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:156
155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes. Here is, 1. The description of wicked men. They do not only do God's statutes, but they do not so much as seek them; they do not acquaint themselves with them, nor so much as desire to know their duty, nor in the least endeavour to do it. Those are wicked indeed who do not think the law of God worth enquiring after, but are altogether regardless of it, being resolved to live at large and to walk in the way of their heart. 2. Their doom:… Read the whole commentary →