Psalms 119:92
If I had not been delighted in obeying your laws, I would have died because of what I was suffering.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then have perished in mine affliction.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 94:18I said/thought to myself, “I am about to die,” but Yahweh, you held me up by faithfully loving me.
Psalms 119:24I am delighted with ◄your requirements/what you have instructed us to do►; it is as though they are my advisors.
Psalms 119:77Be merciful to me in order that I may continue to live, because I am delighted with your laws.
Proverbs 6:22If you follow our advice, it will be as though what we have taught you [PRS] will lead you, wherever you go. When you sleep, they will protect you. And when you wake up in the morning, they will teach/instruct you.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:90-92
12. LAMED. 89 For ever, O Lord , thy word is settled in heaven. 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91 They continue this day according to thine ordinances: for all are thy servants. Here, 1. The psalmist acknowledges the unchangeableness of the word of God and of all his counsels: " For ever, O Lord! thy word is settled. Thou art for ever thyself (so some read it); thou art the same, and with thee there is no variableness, and this is a proof of it. Thy… Read the whole commentary →