Psalms 119:170
Let my supplication come before you. Deliver me according to your word.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
In Context
169Let my cry come before you, LORD. Give me understanding according to your word.
171Let my lips utter praise, for you teach me your statutes.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25“Now, LORD God, the word that you have spoken concerning your servant, and concerning his house, confirm it forever, and do as you have spoken.
Psalms 31:2Bow down your ear to me. Deliver me speedily. Be to me a strong rock, a house of defense to save me.
Psalms 119:41Let your loving kindness also come to me, LORD, your salvation, according to your word.
Jeremiah 37:20Now please hear, my lord the king: please let my supplication be presented before you, that you not cause me to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe, lest I die there.”
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:170-171
22. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee. He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication, which denotes the humility of it. We must come to God as beggars come to our doors for an alms. He is… Read the whole commentary →