the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Psalms 119:38
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Reassure me of your promise, made to those who fear you.
Confirm thy word unto thy servant, which belongeth unto the fear of thee.
Confirm to your slave your word, Which [is in order] to the fear of you.
Keep your promise to me, your servant, so you will be respected.
Confirm to your servant your promise, which you made to the one who honors you.
Establish thy word to thy servant, who [is devoted] to thy fear.
Fulfill your promise to your servant, That you may be feared.
Establish Your word and confirm Your promise to Your servant, As that which produces [awe-inspired] reverence for You.
Confirm to your servant your promise, that you may be feared.
Ordeyne thi speche to thi seruaunt; in thi drede.
Establish Your word to Your servant, to produce reverence for You.
I am your servant! Do for me what you promised to those who worship you.
Confirm unto thy servant thy word, Which is in order unto the fear of thee.
Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.
Fulfill your promise, which you made to your servant, which you made to those who fear you.
Establish thy word unto thy servant, who is [devoted] to thy fear.
Do what you promised me, your servant, so that people will respect you.
Confirm Thy word unto Thy servant, which pertaineth unto the fear of Thee.
Stablish thy word vnto thy seruant: who is deuoted to thy feare.
Keep Your promise to Your servant, the promise You made to those who fear and worship You.
Confirm to your servant your promise, which is for those who fear you.
Stablish thy promesse to thy seruaunt, because he feareth thee.
Strengthen thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thee.
Keep your promise to me, your servant— the promise you make to those who obey you.
Establish, unto thy servant, thy word, which pertaineth to the reverence of thee.
(118-38) Establish thy word to thy servant, in thy fear.
Confirm to thy servant thy promise, which is for those who fear thee.
Make thy worde more euident vnto thy seruaunt: who is [geuen] to thy feare.
Confirm thine oracle to thy servant, that he may fear thee.
Confirm what you said to your servant,for it produces reverence for you.
Fulfill your promise to your servant, That you may be feared.
Fulfill your word to your servant, which is to bring about a reverence for you.
Make Your Word sure to Your servant, who is devoted to Your fear.
Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That [is] concerning Thy fear.
O stablish thy worde in thy seruaunt, yt I maye feare the.
Establish Your word to Your servant As that which produces reverence for You.
Establish Your word to Your servant, Who is devoted to fearing You.
Establish Your word to Your servant, As that which produces reverence for You.
Cause Your word to be established for Your slave,As that which produces fear for You.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Stablish: Psalms 119:49, 2 Samuel 7:25-29, 2 Corinthians 1:20
who is devoted: Psalms 103:11, Psalms 103:13, Psalms 103:17, Psalms 145:19, Psalms 147:11, Jeremiah 32:39-41
Reciprocal: Luke 1:38 - be Romans 7:12 - the law
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Stablish thy word unto thy servant,.... Either God's word of promise, which never fails, is firm and stable in Christ; and the sense is, that God would assure him of the fulfilment of it, and give him a strong faith and firm belief of it; for otherwise the word of the Lord cannot be surer or more stable than it is: or else the word of his grace; and then the sense is, that he might be established in it, and the truths of it, and be established by it; for the word is a means of establishment, and a good thing it is to have the heart established with grace, with the doctrine of grace, Hebrews 13:9;
who [is devoted] to thy fear; who served the Lord with reverence and godly fear; who feared the Lord and his goodness; that grace being a reigning one in his heart, and ever before his eyes. Or, "which is unto thy fear" d; that is, which word is unto thy fear; which leads unto it, and has a tendency to promote and increase it; and so is a commendation of the word of God from this effect of it.
d אשר ליראתך "quod ad timorem tuum", Pagninus, Montanus; "quod ad timorem tui facit", Musculus; "et ducit", Schmidt; "quod datum est ad timorem tui", Michaelis.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Stablish thy word unto thy servant - Confirm it; make it seem firm and true; let not my mind be vacillating or skeptical in regard to thy truth. This seems to be a prayer against the influence of doubt and scepticism; a prayer that doubts might not be suffered to spring up in his mind, and that the objections and difficulties of scepticism might have no place there. There is a class of people whose minds are naturally skeptical and unbelieving, and for such people such a prayer is especially appropriate. For none can it be improper to pray that the word of God may always seem to them to be true; that their minds may never be left to the influence of doubt and unbelief.
Who is devoted to thy fear - literally, “Who,” or which, “to thy fear.” This may refer either to the author of the psalm, or to the word of God. It may mean that he was among those who feared - that is, worshipped God; or, that the word of God had reference to the “fear,” that is, to the worship of God, or was designed to secure that. The construction seems to demand the latter interpretation; and then the prayer is, that God would confirm his faith in that “word” - in that revealed truth - which was designed to secure the worship of God.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 119:38. Stablish thy word — Fulfil the promises thou hast made to me.
