Psalms 119 · Verse 58

Psalms 119:58

I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.
Psalms 119:58, King James Version

Psalms 119:58 in other translations

BSBI have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
WEBI sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
ASVI entreated thy favor with my whole heart: Be merciful unto me according to thy word.
YLTI appeased Thy face with the whole heart, Favour me according to Thy saying.
DARBYI have sought thy favour with my whole heart: be gracious unto me according to thy word.
BBEI have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.
WebsterI entreated thy favor with my whole heart: be merciful to me according to thy word.

What does Psalms 119:58 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:57-60

57-60. Sincere desires for God's favor, penitence, and activity in a new obedience, truly evince the sincerity of those who profess to find God a portion (Nu 18:20; Psa 16:5; La 3:24).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:57-64

True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste…

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Psalms 119:58 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.

חִלִּ֣יתִיchi.Li.tiI have entreatedH2470
פָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
בְכָל\־ve.khol-with allH3605
לֵ֑בLev[the] heartH3820
חָ֝נֵּ֗נִיcho.ne.nishow favor to meH2603
כְּאִמְרָתֶֽךָ\׃ke.'im.ra.Te.khaaccording to word yourH565

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

Cross references for Psalms 119:58

  • Psalms 119:41

    ו VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.

  • Hebrews 10:22

    Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

  • Psalms 119:10

    With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.

  • Psalms 119:170

    Let my supplication come before thee: deliver me according to thy word.

  • 1 Kings 13:6

    And the king answered and said unto the man of God, Intreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king’s hand was restored him again, and became as it was before.

  • Psalms 4:6

    There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.

  • Psalms 27:8

    When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

  • Psalms 138:2

    I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.

  • Hosea 7:14

    And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

  • Psalms 56:10

    In God will I praise his word: in the Lord will I praise his word.

  • Psalms 51:1-3

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath–sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

  • Psalms 56:4

    In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I intreated.
10; 4:6; 51:1-3; 86:1-3; Ho 7:14; Heb 10:22
favour. Heb. face.
27:8; Job 11:19; *marg:
be merciful.
41,65,76,170; 56:4,10; 138:2; Mt 24:35

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Context

  • Psalms 119:57

    ח CHETH. Thou art my portion, O Lord: I have said that I would keep thy words.

  • Psalms 119:58

    I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word.

  • Psalms 119:59

    I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

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Psalms 119:58 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tu presencia supliqué de todo corazón: ten misericordia de mí según tu palabra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je t’ai imploré de tout mon cœur: use de grâce envers moi selon ta parole.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Von ganzem Herzen habe ich dich angefleht; sei mir gnädig nach deiner Zusage!