Psalms 119:175
Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
In Context
174I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 30:9“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
Psalms 118:18The LORD disciplined me severely, but He has not given me over to death.
Psalms 119:75I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
Isaiah 38:19The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:174-175
173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would work for him: Let thy hand help me. He finds his own hands are not sufficient for him, nor can any creature lend him a helping hand to any purpose; therefore he looks up to God in hopes that the hand that had made him would help him; for, if the Lord do not help us, whence can any creature help us? All our help must be expected from God's… Read the whole commentary →