Psalms 119:17
Be kind to your servant so that I may live 1 and keep your word. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
In Context
16I delight in your statutes; 1 I will not forget your word. GIMEL 1
18Open my eyes so that I may see 1 marvelous things in your law. 1
Cross References
Psalms 116:7My soul can return to its resting place, 1 for Yahweh has been good to me. 1
Psalms 119:65You have done good to your servant, 1 Yahweh, by means of your word. 1
Psalms 119:116Sustain me by your word so that I may live 1 and not be ashamed of my hope. 1
Psalms 119:132Turn to me and have mercy on me, 1 as you always do for those who love your name. 1
Psalms 119:175May I live and praise you, 1 and may your righteous decrees help me. 1
Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:14-17
13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. 14 I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as much as in all riches. 15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. 16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. Here, I. David looks back with comfort upon the respect he had paid to the word of God. He had the testimony of his conscience for him, 1. That he had edified others with what he had been taught out of the word of God ( v. 13 ): With my lips… Read the whole commentary →