Psalms 119:124
Deal with thy servant according to thy mercy, And teach me thy statutes!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
In Context
123Mine eyes fail with looking for thy help, And for thy righteous promise.
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, That I may know thine ordinances!
Cross References
Psalms 51:1“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after his intercourse with Bathsheba.” Be gracious unto me, O God! according to thy loving kindness; According to the greatness of thy mercy, blot out my transgressions!
Psalms 69:16Hear me, O LORD! since great is thy loving-kindness; According to the abundance of thy tender mercies look upon me!
Psalms 103:10He hath not dealt with us according to our sins, Nor requited us according to our iniquities.
Psalms 119:26I have declared my ways, and thou hast heard me; Teach me thy statutes!
Psalms 119:76O let thy loving-kindness be my comfort, According to thy promise to thy servant!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:124
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. David, being oppressed, is here waiting and wishing for the salvation of the Lord, which would make him easy. 1. He cannot but think that it comes slowly: My eyes fail for thy salvation. His eyes were towards it and had been long so. He looked for help from heaven (and we deceive ourselves if we look for it any other way), but it did not come so soon as he expected, so that his eyes began to fail, and he was sometimes ready to despair,… Read the whole commentary →