Psalms 119:109
I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
In Context
108Accept the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me Your judgments.
110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from Your precepts.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:5He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
Job 13:14Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
Psalms 119:83Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Psalms 119:152Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
1 Corinthians 15:31I face death every day, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
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 →