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Psalms 119:159 Cross-References
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“Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.”
Psalms 119:159 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts (רְאֵה כִּי־פִקּוּדֶיךָ אָהָבְתִּי, re'eh ki-fiqudekha ahavti)—The psalmist bids God 'see' (re'eh) his love (ahavah) for piqudim (precepts, orders, mandates). The word order emphasizes object: 'your precepts—I love.' Quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness (יְהוָה כְּחַסְדְּךָ חַיֵּנִי, YHWH kechasdekha chayeni)—chesed, that covenant-keeping faithful love, becomes the measure of quickening.This anticipates Jesus's criterion for love: 'If ye love me, keep my commandments' (John 14:15). Love for God's precepts validates love for God Himself. The quick...
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“O how I love thy law! it is my meditation all the day.”
“and deliver me”
“my God”
“and that they should come and keep the gates”
“Yahweh”