Psalms 119:173
May your hand help me, 1 for I have chosen your instructions. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
In Context
172Let my tongue sing about your word, 1 for all your commandments are right. 1
174I long for your rescue, Yahweh, 1 and your law is my delight. 1
Cross References
Joshua 24:15If it seems wrong in your eyes for you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you live. But as for me and my house, we will worship Yahweh.”
1 Kings 3:11So God said to him, “Because you have asked this thing and have not asked for yourself long life or riches or the life of your enemies, but have asked for yourself understanding to discern justice.
Psalms 37:24Though he stumbles, he will not fall down, 1 for Yahweh is holding him with his hand. 1
Psalms 119:35Guide me in the path of your commandments, 1 for I delight to walk in it. 1
Psalms 119:94I am yours; save me, 1 for I seek your instructions. 1
Psalms 119:117Support me, and I will be safe; 1 I will always meditate on your statutes. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. Observe here, 1. The good knowledge David had of the word of God; he knew it so well that he was ready to own, with the utmost satisfaction, that all God's commandments are not only righteous, but righteousness itself, the rule and standard of righteousness. 2. The good use he resolved to make of that knowledge: My tongue shall speak of thy word, not only utter praise for it to the glory of God, but discourse of it for the… Read the whole commentary →