Psalms 119:170
May my plea come before You; rescue me according to Your promise.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
In Context
169May my cry come before You, O LORD; give me understanding according to Your word.
171My lips pour forth praise, for You teach me Your statutes.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
Psalms 31:2Incline Your ear to me; come quickly to my rescue. Be my rock of refuge, the stronghold of my deliverance.
Psalms 119:41May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
Jeremiah 37:20But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will 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 →