Psalms 119:77
Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
In Context
76I pray thee that thy mercie may comfort me according to thy promise vnto thy seruant.
Cross References
Psalms 1:2But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 119:16I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
Psalms 119:24Also thy testimonies are my delite, and my counsellers.
Psalms 119:47And my delite shalbe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
Lamentations 3:22It is the Lordes mercies that wee are not consumed, because his compassions faile not.
Hebrews 8:10For this is the Testament that I will make with the house of Israel, After those dayes, saith the Lord, I will put my Lawes in their minde, and in their heart I will write them, and I wil be their God, and they shalbe my people,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:77-78
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Here is, 1. An earnest petition to God for his favour. Those that own the justice of God in their afflictions (as David had done, v. 75 ) may, in faith, and with humble boldness, be earnest for the mercy of God, and the tokens and fruits of that mercy, in their affliction. He prays for God's merciful kindness ( v. 76 ), his tender… Read the whole commentary →