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Psalms 119:156 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Psalms 119:156 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 119 verse 156 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. Great: or, Many”
Psalms 119:156 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 119:156
Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD (רַבִּים רַחֲמֶיךָ יְהוָה, rabbim rachamekha YHWH)—Rachamim (plural of rechem, 'womb') denotes visceral, maternal compassion. The plural intensifies: 'manifold compassions.' Quicken me according to thy judgments (כְּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ חַיֵּנִי, kemishpatekha chayeni)—mishpatim are judicial decisions, case-law precedents. The psalmist asks for life-giving not despite God's justice but according to it.This resolves the mercy-justice tension at the cross: Romans 3:26 declares God 'just and the justifier.' The mishpatim (judgments) fell on Christ; the rachamim (merc...
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Cross-References for Psalms 119:156
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“Lord”
“For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.”
“when Nathan the prophet came to him”
“[and] the praises of Yahweh”
“I am in a great strait: let me fall”
“Lord”
“I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of Yahweh; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man.”
“and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to Yahweh”