Psalms 119:175
Let my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
In Context
174I have longed for your salvation, LORD. Your law is my delight.
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
Cross References
Psalms 30:9“What profit is there in my destruction, if I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? Shall it declare your truth?
Psalms 118:18The LORD has punished me severely, but he has not given me over to death.
Psalms 119:75LORD, I know that your judgments are righteous, that in faithfulness you have afflicted me.
Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise you, as I do today. The father shall make known your truth to the children.
Romans 8:28We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose.
2 Corinthians 4:17For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:174-175
173 Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts. 174 I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord ; and thy law is my delight. Here, 1. David prays that divine grace would work for him: Let thy hand help me. He finds his own hands are not sufficient for him, nor can any creature lend him a helping hand to any purpose; therefore he looks up to God in hopes that the hand that had made him would help him; for, if the Lord do not help us, whence can any creature help us? All our help must be expected from God's… Read the whole commentary →