King James Version
What Does Psalms 119:76 Mean?
“Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. for: Heb. to comfort me”
Context
74
They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75
I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. right: Heb. righteousness
76
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. for: Heb. to comfort me
77
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78
Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
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Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary**7-8. For--**A reason, this is the infliction of God's wrath.
**troubled--**literally, "confounded by terror" (Psa 2:5). Death is by sin (Ro 5:12). Though "secret," the light of God's countenance, as a candle, will bring sin to view (Pr 20:27; 1Co 4:5).
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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