Psalms 119:38
Fulfill unto thy servant thy promise for those who are devoted to thy fear.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
In Context
37Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity: on thy way do thou give me life.
39Cause to pass away my disgrace of which I have dread; for thy ordinances are good.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25And now, O Eternal God, let the word that thou hast spoken concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, stand firm for ever, and do as thou hast spoken.
Psalms 103:11For as high as heaven is above the earth, so mighty is his kindness toward those that fear him.
Psalms 103:17But the kindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting over those that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children,
Psalms 119:50This is my comfort in my affliction, that thy promise hath revived me.
Psalms 119:154Plead my cause, and deliver me: according to thy promise do thou revive me.
Psalms 147:11The Lord taketh pleasure in those that fear him, that wait for his 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 →