Psalms 119 · Verse 114

Psalms 119:114

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Psalms 119:114, King James Version

Psalms 119:114 in other translations

BSBYou are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.
WEBYou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
ASVThou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
YLTMy hiding place and my shield art Thou, For Thy word I have hoped.
DARBYThou art my hiding-place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
BBEYou are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
WebsterThou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

What does Psalms 119:114 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
114. hiding-place--(Compare Psa 27:5). shield--(Psa 3:3; 7:10). hope in thy word--confidently rest on its teachings and promises.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 114 Mv hiding place - My asylum. And my shield - There is a time in which I may be called to suffer in secret; then thou hidest me. There may be a time in which thou callest me to fight; then thou art my Shield and Protector.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:113-120

Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded…

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Psalms 119:114 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

סִתְרִ֣יsit.Ri[are] hiding place myH5643
וּמָגִנִּ֣יu.ma.gi.Niand shield myH4043
אָ֑תָּה'A.tahyouH859
לִדְבָרְךָ֥lid.va.re.Khafor word yourH1697
יִחָֽלְתִּי\׃yi.Chal.tiI hopeH3176

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Cross references for Psalms 119:114

  • Psalms 91:1-2

    He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  • Psalms 32:7

    Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

  • Psalms 3:3

    But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  • Isaiah 32:2

    And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  • Psalms 119:81

    כ CAPH. My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.

  • Psalms 130:5-6

    I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his word do I hope. My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that watch for the morning: I say, more than they that watch for the morning.

  • Psalms 84:11

    For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

  • Psalms 119:74

    They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
my hiding.
32:7; 91:1,2; Isa 32:2
my shield.
3:3; 84:11
I hope.
81; 130:5,6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 119:113

    ס SAMECH. I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.

  • Psalms 119:114

    Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

  • Psalms 119:115

    Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

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Psalms 119:114 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mi escondedero y mi escudo eres tú: en tu palabra he esperado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu es mon asile et mon bouclier; je me suis attendu à ta parole.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Mein Bergungsort und mein Schild bist du; auf dein Wort harre ich.