Psalms 119:117
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
In Context
116Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.
118You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
Cross References
Psalms 18:22For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
Psalms 73:23Yet I am always with You; You hold my right hand.
Psalms 119:48I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes.
Psalms 139:10even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.
John 10:28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
1 Peter 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:117-118
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Here, 1. David prays for sustaining grace; for this grace sufficient he besought the Lord twice: Uphold me; and again, Hold thou me up. He sees himself not only unable to go on in his duty by any strength of his own, but in danger of falling into sin unless he was prevented by divine grace; and therefore he is thus earnest for… Read the whole commentary →