Psalms 119:38
36 Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
39 Turn away the disgrace I dread, for Your judgments are good.
40 How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
- KJV
- Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
- WEB
- Fulfill your promise to your servant, that you may be feared.
- ASV
- Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which [is in order] unto the fear of thee.
- DARBY
- Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
- BLB
- Make Your word stand for Your servant, which [is] for the fearing of You.
- ÅB
- Oppfyll for din tjener ditt ord, som er for dem som frykter deg!
- OTB
- Stadfest ditt ord til din tjener,
Som gir deg frykt. - B1930
- Opfyll for din tjener ditt ord, som er for dem som frykter dig!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 32:39–41
I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Read in contextPsalms 147:11
The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
Read in context2 Corinthians 1:20
For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.
Read in contextPsalms 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the loving devotion of the LORD extends to those who fear Him, and His righteousness to their children’s children—
Read in contextPsalms 103:11
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His loving devotion for those who fear Him.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:25–29
And now, O LORD God, confirm forever the word You have spoken concerning Your servant and his house. Do as You have promised,
Read in contextPsalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Read in contextPsalms 119:49
Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.
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