Psalms 119:124
Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.
King James Version
In Context
123Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.
125I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:20Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.
Psalms 51:1Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Psalms 69:16Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.
Psalms 103:10He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
Psalms 119:26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 119:76Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:124
123 Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness. David, being oppressed, is here waiting and wishing for the salvation of the Lord, which would make him easy. 1. He cannot but think that it comes slowly: My eyes fail for thy salvation. His eyes were towards it and had been long so. He looked for help from heaven (and we deceive ourselves if we look for it any other way), but it did not come so soon as he expected, so that his eyes began to fail, and he was sometimes ready to despair,… Read the whole commentary →