Psalms 119:77
יְבֹאוּנִי רַחֲמֶיךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶה כִּי ־ תֽוֹרָתְךָ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
In Context
76יְהִי ־ נָא חַסְדְּךָ לְנַחֲמֵנִי כְּאִמְרָתְךָ לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ ׃
78יֵבֹשׁוּ זֵדִים כִּי ־ שֶׁקֶר עִוְּתוּנִי אֲנִי אָשִׂיחַ בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ ׃
Cross References
Psalms 1:2כִּי אִם בְּתוֹרַת יְהוָה חֶפְצוֹ וּֽבְתוֹרָתוֹ יֶהְגֶּה יוֹמָם וָלָֽיְלָה ׃
Psalms 119:16בְּחֻקֹּתֶיךָ אֶֽשְׁתַּעֲשָׁע לֹא אֶשְׁכַּח דְּבָרֶֽךָ ׃
Psalms 119:24גַּֽם ־ עֵדֹתֶיךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי אַנְשֵׁי עֲצָתִֽי ׃
Psalms 119:47וְאֶשְׁתַּֽעֲשַׁע בְּמִצְוֺתֶיךָ אֲשֶׁר אָהָֽבְתִּי ׃
Lamentations 3:22חַֽסְדֵי יְהוָה כִּי לֹא ־ תָמְנוּ כִּי לֹא ־ כָלוּ רַחֲמָֽיו ׃
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 →