Psalms 119:156
154 Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked because they do not seek Your statutes.
Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
157 Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies.
158 I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
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Compare
- BSB
- Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.
- KJV
- Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
- WEB
- Great are your tender mercies, LORD. Revive me according to your ordinances.
- ASV
- Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
- DARBY
- Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
- BLB
- Your mercies [are] great, O YHWH; according to Your ordinances, revive me!
- ÅB
- Din miskunnhet er stor, Herre; hold meg i live etter dine dommer!
- OTB
- Stor er din nåde, Herre;
Gi meg liv etter dine dommer. - B1930
- Din miskunnhet er stor, Herre; hold mig i live efter dine dommer!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 86:15
But You, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness.
Read in contextPsalms 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Read in contextPsalms 51:1
Have mercy on me, O God, according to Your loving devotion; according to Your great compassion, blot out my transgressions.
Read in contextIsaiah 63:7
I will make known the LORD’s loving devotion and His praiseworthy acts, because of all that the LORD has done for us— the many good things for the house of Israel according to His great compassion and loving devotion.
Read in context2 Samuel 24:14
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let us fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Read in context1 Chronicles 21:13
David answered Gad, “I am deeply distressed. Please, let me fall into the hand of the LORD, for His mercies are very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men.”
Read in contextPsalms 86:5
For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
Read in contextIsaiah 55:7
Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon.
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