Psalms 119:170
Let my supplication come before Thee; deliver me according to Thy word.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
In Context
169TAV. Let my cry come near before Thee, O LORD; give me understanding according to Thy word.
171Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, the word that Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, confirm Thou it for ever, and do as Thou hast spoken.
Psalms 31:2(31-3) Incline Thine ear unto me, deliver me speedily; be Thou to me a rock of refuge, even a fortress of defence, to save me.
Psalms 119:41VAV. Let Thy mercies also come unto me, O LORD, even Thy salvation, according to Thy word;
Jeremiah 37:20And now hear, I pray thee, O my lord the king: let my supplication, I pray thee, be presented before thee; that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:170-171
22. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee. He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication, which denotes the humility of it. We must come to God as beggars come to our doors for an alms. He is… Read the whole commentary →