Psalms 119:170
Let my supplication come before thee; O deliver me according to thy promise!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
In Context
169Let my prayer come near before thee, O LORD! According to thy promise, give me understanding!
171My lips shall pour forth praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 31:2Bow down thine ear to me; help me speedily! Be to me a strong rock, a high fortress, for my deliverance!
Psalms 119:41Let thy mercies come to me, O LORD! And thy help according to thy promise!
Jeremiah 37:20But now hear, I pray thee, my lord the king! let my supplication, I pray thee, be accepted before thee, and cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I 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 →