Psalms 119 · Verse 175

Psalms 119:175

Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
Psalms 119:175, King James Version

Psalms 119:175 in other translations

BSBLet me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me.
WEBLet my soul live, that I may praise you. Let your ordinances help me.
ASVLet my soul live, and it shall praise thee; And let thine ordinances help me.
YLTMy soul liveth, and it doth praise Thee, And Thy judgments do help me.
DARBYLet my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
BBEGive life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
WebsterLet my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

What does Psalms 119:175 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
175. Save me that I may praise Thee. thy judgments--as in Psa 119:149, 156.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 175 Let my soul live - Let my life be preserved, and my soul quickened!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:169-176

The psalmist desired grace and strength to lift up his prayers, and that the Lord would receive and notice them. He desired to know more of God in Christ; to know more of the doctrines of the word, and the duties of religion. He had a deep sense of unworthiness, and holy fear that his prayer should not come before God; Lord, what I pray for is, what thou hast promised. We have learned nothing to purpose, if we have…

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Psalms 119:175 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.

תְּֽחִי\־te.chi-may it liveH2421
נַ֭פְשִׁיNaf.shiself myH5315
וּֽתְהַֽלְלֶ֑ךָּu.te.ha.Le.kaso it may praise youH1984
וּֽמִשְׁפָּטֶ֥ךָu.mish.pa.Te.khaand judgments yourH4941
יַעֲזְרֻֽנִי\׃ya.'az.Ru.nimay they help meH5826

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Cross references for Psalms 119:175

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Psalms 51:14-15

    Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

  • Isaiah 26:8-9

    Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we waited for thee; the desire of our soul is to thy name, and to the remembrance of thee. With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.

  • Isaiah 38:19

    The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

  • Psalms 118:18-19

    The Lord hath chastened me sore: but he hath not given me over unto death. Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:

  • Romans 8:28

    And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  • Psalms 30:9

    What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

  • 1 Corinthians 11:31-32

    For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

  • 2 Corinthians 4:17

    For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

  • Psalms 9:13-14

    Have mercy upon me, O Lord; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.

  • Psalms 119:75

    I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let my.
9:13,14; 30:9; 51:14,15; 118:18,19; Isa 38:19
and let thy.
75; Isa 26:8,9; Ro 8:28; 1Co 11:31,32; 2Co 4:17

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Context

  • Psalms 119:174

    I have longed for thy salvation, O Lord; and thy law is my delight.

  • Psalms 119:175

    Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

  • Psalms 119:176

    I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.

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Psalms 119:175 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Viva mi alma y alábete; y tus juicios me ayuden.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Que mon âme vive, et elle te louera; et fais que tes ordonnances me soient en aide!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Laß meine Seele leben, und sie wird dich loben; und deine Rechte mögen mir helfen!