Psalms 119:173
Be thy hand ready to help me, For, thy statutes, have I chosen.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Let thine hand help me; for I have chosen thy precepts.
In Context
172My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.
174I have longed for thy salvation, O Yahweh, and, thy law, is my dear delight.
Cross References
Joshua 24:15But, if it be, a vexation, in your eyes, to serve Yahweh, choose ye for yourselves, to-day, whom ye will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served, that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye are dwelling,—but, I and my house, will serve Yahweh.
1 Kings 3:11And God said unto him—Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself many days, nor asked for thyself riches, nor asked the lives of thine enemies,—but hast asked for thyself discernment, in hearing a cause,
Psalms 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be hurled headlong, For, Yahweh, is holding his hand.
Psalms 119:35Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
Psalms 119:94Thine, am I,—oh save me! For, thy precepts, have I sought.
Psalms 119:117Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:173
172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness. Observe here, 1. The good knowledge David had of the word of God; he knew it so well that he was ready to own, with the utmost satisfaction, that all God's commandments are not only righteous, but righteousness itself, the rule and standard of righteousness. 2. The good use he resolved to make of that knowledge: My tongue shall speak of thy word, not only utter praise for it to the glory of God, but discourse of it for the… Read the whole commentary →