Psalms 119:77
75 I know, O LORD, that Your judgments are righteous, and that in faithfulness You have afflicted me.
76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
78 May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.
79 May those who fear You turn to me, those who know Your testimonies.
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Compare
- BSB
- May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.
- KJV
- Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
- WEB
- Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
- ASV
- Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.
- DARBY
- Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.
- BLB
- May Your compassions come to me, that I may live, for Your law [is] my delight.
- ÅB
- La din miskunnhet komme over meg, for at jeg kan leve! For din lov er min lyst.
- OTB
- Må din medfølelse komme til meg, gi meg liv,
For din lov er min glede. - B1930
- La din miskunnhet komme over mig, forat jeg kan leve! For din lov er min lyst.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Lamentations 3:22–23
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
Read in contextPsalms 119:174
I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.
Read in contextPsalms 1:2
But his delight is in the Law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.
Read in contextPsalms 119:41
May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
Read in contextPsalms 119:24
Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.
Read in contextPsalms 119:47
I delight in Your commandments because I love them.
Read in contextHebrews 8:10–12
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Read in contextDaniel 9:18
Incline Your ear, O my God, and hear; open Your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears Your name. For we are not presenting our petitions before You because of our righteous acts, but because of Your great compassion.
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