Sustain me, and I will be rescued; then I will meditate continually on your decrees.
Parallel translations
- WEB Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
- KJV Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
- BSB Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
- NKJV Hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I shall observe Your statutes continually.
- NASB Sustain me so that I may be safe, That I may have regard for Your statutes continually.
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Quick answer
He asks God to hold him up so he will be safe and continually attentive to His statutes. Sustained by God, he can persevere in obedience.
Overview
The psalmist seeks divine support as the condition of his safety and ongoing regard for God's statutes. He knows his perseverance depends on God's upholding hand. This dependence reflects the truth that God is able to keep His people from stumbling and to preserve them blameless until the day of Christ (Jude 24; Phil. 1:6).
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Cross-references · 12
- Ps 119:6Then I wouldn’t be disappointed, when I consider all of your commandments.
- Jude 1:24Now to him who is able to keep them from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory in great joy,
- Ps 71:6I have relied on you from the womb. You are he who took me out of my mother’s womb. I will always praise you.
- John 10:28–29I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.
- Ps 17:5My steps have held fast to your paths. My feet have not slipped.
- Ps 139:10Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
- Rom 14:4Who are you who judge another’s servant? To his own lord he stands or falls. Yes, he will be made to stand, for God has power to make him stand.
- Ps 119:111–112I have taken your testimonies as a heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.
- Ps 119:48I reach out my hands for your commandments, which I love. I will meditate on your statutes. ZAYIN
- Isa 41:13For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
- Ps 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
- 1 Pet 1:5who by the power of God are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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