Psalms 119:170
My supplication cometh in before Thee, According to Thy saying deliver Thou me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.
In Context
169[Taw.] My loud cry cometh near before Thee, O Jehovah; According to Thy word cause me to understand.
171My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:25'And now, Jehovah God, the word which Thou hast spoken concerning Thy servant, and concerning his house, establish unto the age, and do as Thou hast spoken;
Psalms 31:2Incline unto me Thine ear hastily, deliver me, Be to me for a strong rock, For a house of bulwarks to save me.
Psalms 119:41[Waw.] And meet me doth Thy kindness, O Jehovah, Thy salvation according to Thy saying.
Jeremiah 37:20And now, hearken, I pray thee, my lord, O king, let my supplication fall, I pray thee, before thee, and cause me not to return [to] the house of Jonathan the scribe, that I die not there.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:170-171
22. TAU. 169 Let my cry come near before thee, O Lord : give me understanding according to thy word. 170 Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word. Here we have, I. A general petition for audience repeated: Let my cry come near before thee; and again, Let my supplication come before thee. He calls his prayer his cry, which denotes the fervency and vehemence of it, and his supplication, which denotes the humility of it. We must come to God as beggars come to our doors for an alms. He is… Read the whole commentary →