Psalms 119:40
Beholde, I desire thy commandements: quicken me in thy righteousnesse,
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.
In Context
39Take away my rebuke that I feare: for thy iudgements are good.
41VAV. And let thy louing kindnesse come vnto me, O Lord, and thy saluation according to thy promise.
Cross References
Psalms 119:5Oh that my waies were directed to keepe thy statutes!
Psalms 119:25DALETH. My soule cleaueth to the dust: quicken me according to thy worde.
Psalms 119:88Quicken me according to thy louing kindnes: so shall I keepe the testimony of thy mouth.
Psalms 119:149Heare my voyce according to thy louing kindenesse: O Lord, quicken me according to thy iudgement.
Psalms 119:159Consider, O Lord, how I loue thy preceptes: quicken mee according to thy louing kindenesse.
Mark 9:24And straightway the father of the childe crying with teares, saide, Lord, I beleeue: helpe my vnbeliefe.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:40
39 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good. Here, 1. David prays against reproach, as before, v. 22 . David was conscious to himself that he had done that which might give occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, which would blemish his own reputation and turn to the dishonour of his family; now he prays that God, who has all men's hearts and tongues in his hands, would be pleased to prevent this, to deliver him from all his transgressions, that he might not be the reproach of the… Read the whole commentary →