Psalms 119:38
Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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, and quicken me in Thy ways.
39Turn away my reproach which I dread; for Thine ordinances are good.
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 103:11For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward them that fear Him.
Psalms 103:17But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear Him, and His righteousness unto children's children;
Psalms 119:50This is my comfort in my affliction, that Thy word hath quickened me.
Psalms 119:154Plead Thou my cause, and redeem me; quicken me according to Thy word.
Psalms 147:11The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear Him, in those that wait for His mercy.
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 →