Psalm 119:116 {118:116}
Good News Translation
Give me strength, as you promised, and I shall live; don't let me be disappointed in my hope!

New Revised Standard Version
Uphold me according to your promise, that I may live, and let me not be put to shame in my hope.

Contemporary English Version
Be true to your word, LORD. Keep me alive and strong; don't let me be ashamed because of my hope.

New American Bible
Sustain me by your promise that I may live; do not disappoint me in my hope.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.

uphold

Psalm 37:17,24 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just. . . .

Psalm 41:12 But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.

Psalm 63:8 My soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.

Psalm 94:18 If I said: My foot is moved: thy mercy, O Lord, assisted me.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with thee: turn not aside, for I am thy God: I have strengthened thee, and have helped thee, and the right hand of my just one hath upheld thee.

Isaiah 42:1 Behold my servant, I will uphold him: my elect, my soul delighteth in him: I have given my spirit upon him, he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

and let me

Psalm 25:2 In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.

Isaiah 45:17 Israel is saved in the Lord with an eternal salvation: you shall not be confounded, and you shall not be ashamed for ever and ever.

Romans 5:5 And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

Romans 9:32 Why so? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were of works. For they stumbled at the stumblingstone.

Romans 10:11 For the scripture saith: Whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded.

1 Peter 2:6 Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious. And he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded.

Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
115Depart from me, ye malignant: and I will search the commandments of my God. 116Uphold me according to thy word, and I shall live: and let me not be confounded in my expectation.117Help me, and I shall be saved: and I will meditate always on thy justifications.…
Cross References
Romans 5:5
And hope confoundeth not: because the charity of God is poured forth in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost who is given to us.

Romans 9:33
As it is written: Behold I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and a rock of scandal. And whosoever believeth in him shall not be confounded.

Philippians 1:20
According to my expectation and hope; that in nothing I shall be confounded: but with all confidence, as always, so now also, shall Christ be magnified in my body, whether it be by life or by death.

Psalm 25:2
In thee, O my God, I put my trust; let me not be ashamed.

Psalm 25:20
Keep thou my soul, and deliver me: I shall not be ashamed, for I have hoped in thee.

Psalm 31:1
Unto the end, a psalm for David, in an ecstasy. [2] In thee, O Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded: deliver me in thy justice.

Psalm 31:17
Let me not be confounded, O Lord, for I have called upon thee. Let the wicked be ashamed, and be brought down to hell.

Psalm 37:17
For the arms of the wicked shall be broken in pieces; but the Lord strengtheneth the just.

Psalm 37:24
When he shall fall he shall not be bruised, for the Lord putteth his hand under him.

Psalm 54:4
For behold God is my helper: and the Lord is the protector of my soul.

Psalm 119:115
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