Psalms 119 · Verse 117

Psalms 119:117

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Psalms 119:117, King James Version

Psalms 119:117 in other translations

BSBUphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
WEBHold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
ASVHold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
YLTSupport Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
DARBYHold thou me up, and I shall be safe; and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
BBELet me not be moved, and I will be safe, and ever take delight in your rules.
WebsterSupport me, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect to thy statutes continually.

What does Psalms 119:117 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:115-117

115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life. Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 117 Hold thou me up - I shall grow weary and faint in the way, if not strengthened and supported by thee. And I shall be safe - No soul can be safe, unless upheld by thee.

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 119:117 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.

סְעָדֵ֥נִיse.'a.De.niuphold meH5582
וְאִוָּשֵׁ֑עָהve.'i.va.She.'ahso let me be savedH3467
וְאֶשְׁעָ֖הve.'esh.'Ahand I may have regardH8159
בְחֻקֶּ֣יךָve.chu.Kei.chafor decrees yourH2706
תָמִֽיד\׃ta.MidcontinuallyH8548

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 119:117

  • Psalms 119:6

    Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.

  • Jude 1:24

    Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,

  • John 10:28-29

    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

  • Psalms 71:6

    By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

  • Psalms 139:10

    Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

  • Psalms 17:5

    Hold up my goings in thy paths, that my footsteps slip not.

  • Isaiah 41:13

    For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

  • Psalms 73:23

    Nevertheless I am continually with thee: thou hast holden me by my right hand.

  • Psalms 119:111-112

    Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.

  • Romans 14:4

    Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.

  • Psalms 119:48

    My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

  • 1 Peter 1:5

    Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Hold.
17:5; 71:6; 73:23; 139:10; Isa 41:13; Joh 10:28,29; Ro 14:4; 1Pe 1:5
Jude 1:24
and I will.
6,48,111,112

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

Context

  • Psalms 119:116

    Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

  • Psalms 119:117

    Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

  • Psalms 119:118

    Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

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Psalms 119:117 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Sostenme, y seré salvo; y deleitaréme siempre en tus estatutos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Soutiens-moi, et je serai sauvé, et je regarderai continuellement tes statuts.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Stütze mich, so werde ich gerettet werden; und ich will stets schauen auf deine Satzungen.