Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.
Parallel translations
- WEB Do good to your servant, according to your word, Yahweh.
- BSB You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
- NKJV You have dealt well with Your servant, O Lord, according to Your word.
- NASB ¶You have treated Your servant well, Lord, according to Your word.
- NLT You have done many good things for me, Lord, just as you promised.
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Quick answer
The psalmist acknowledges that God has dealt well with His servant according to His word. It matters because God's goodness toward us is grounded in His faithful promises.
Overview
Opening the Teth stanza, the psalmist confesses that God has treated him well, exactly as His word promised. He traces every kindness back to God's reliable word. This goodness according to promise is supremely displayed in the gospel, where God deals graciously with His servants for the sake of Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 13:6I will sing unto the LORD, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.
- Ps 119:17Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
- Ps 30:11Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness;
- Ps 116:7Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
- Ps 16:5–6The LORD is the portion of mine inheritance and of my cup: thou maintainest my lot.
- Ps 18:35Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
- Ps 23:5–6Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
- 1 Chr 29:14But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
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