Psalms 119:109
My life, is in my hand continually, Yet, thy law, have I not forgotten.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
In Context
110The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
Cross References
1 Samuel 19:5And, when he put his life in his hand, and smote the Philistine, and Yahweh wrought a great victory for all Israel, thou sawest, and didst rejoice. Wherefore, then, shouldst thou sin against innocent blood by putting David to death, without cause?
Job 13:14In any case, I will take up my flesh in my teeth, and, my life, will I put in my hand:
Psalms 119:83Though I have been like a wine-skin in the smoke, thy statutes, have I not forgotten.
Psalms 119:152Long, have I known, from thy testimonies, That, to times age-abiding, thou didst establish them.
1 Corinthians 15:31Day by day, am I dying!—Yea! by your own boasting, brethren, which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:109
108 Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O Lord , and teach me thy judgments. Two things we are here taught to pray for, in reference to our religious performances:—1. Acceptance of them. This we must aim at in all we do in religion, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of the Lord. What David here earnestly prays for the acceptance of are the free-will-offerings, not of his purse, but of his mouth, his prayers and praises. The calves of our lips ( Hos. xiv. 2 ), the fruit of… Read the whole commentary →