Psalms 119:38
Confirm to your servant the promise which is given to those who revere you.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
In Context
37Turn away my eyes from vain sights, revive me by your word.
39Remove the reproach which I dread, because your judgments are good.
Cross References
Psalms 103:11For high as the heavens o’er the earth is his love over those who revere him.
Psalms 103:17But the love of the Lord is eternal, and his kindness to children’s children,
Psalms 119:50This is my comfort in trouble, that your word gives life to me.
Psalms 119:154Defend my cause and redeem me: revive me, as you have promised.
Psalms 147:11but the Lord has his pleasure in those who revere him, in those who wait for his kindness.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:38
37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Here, 1. David prays for restraining grace, that he might be prevented and kept back from that which would hinder him in the way of his duty: Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity. The honours, pleasures, and profits of the world are the vanities, the aspect and prospect of which draw multitudes away from the paths of religion and godliness. The eye, when fastened on these, infects the heart with the love of them, and so it is… Read the whole commentary →