Psalms 119:77
Be merciful to me in order that I may continue to live, because I am delighted with your laws.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 1:2Those whom God is pleased with delight in doing the things that he has instructed/taught us to do. They read and think about Yahweh’s requirements, day and night.
Psalms 119:16I will be happy to obey ◄your statutes/what you have decreed that we should do►, and I will not forget your words.
Psalms 119:24I am delighted with ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; it is as though they are my advisors.
Psalms 119:47I am delighted to obey ◄your commands/what you have commanded►, and I love them.
Lamentations 3:22Yahweh never stops faithfully loving us, and he never stops being kind to us.
Hebrews 8:10“This is the covenant that I will make with the Israelites [MTY], after the first covenant has ended [MTY],” says the Lord: “I will enable them to understand my laws [MTY], and I will enable them to obey them (OR, truly know them) [MTY] sincerely. I will be their God, and they will be my people [DOU].
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:77-78
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Here is, 1. An earnest petition to God for his favour. Those that own the justice of God in their afflictions (as David had done, v. 75 ) may, in faith, and with humble boldness, be earnest for the mercy of God, and the tokens and fruits of that mercy, in their affliction. He prays for God's merciful kindness ( v. 76 ), his tender… Read the whole commentary →