Psalm 119:153
New International Version
Look on my suffering and deliver me, for I have not forgotten your law.

New Living Translation
Look upon my suffering and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instructions.

English Standard Version
Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law.

Berean Standard Bible
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

King James Bible
RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

New King James Version
Consider my affliction and deliver me, For I do not forget Your law.

New American Standard Bible
Look at my affliction and rescue me, For I have not forgotten Your Law.

NASB 1995
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.

NASB 1977
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Thy law.

Legacy Standard Bible
See my affliction and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.

Amplified Bible
Look upon my agony and rescue me, For I do not forget Your law.

Christian Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your instruction.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Consider my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your instruction.

American Standard Version
? RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; For I do not forget thy law.

Contemporary English Version
I have not forgotten your Law! Look at the trouble I am in, and rescue me.

English Revised Version
RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; for I do not forget thy law.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Look at my misery, and rescue me, because I have never forgotten your teachings.

Good News Translation
Look at my suffering, and save me, because I have not neglected your law.

International Standard Version
Look on my misery, and rescue me, for I do not ignore your instruction.

Majority Standard Bible
Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law.

NET Bible
See my pain and rescue me! For I do not forget your law.

New Heart English Bible
RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I do not forget your Law.

Webster's Bible Translation
RESH. Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

World English Bible
RESH Consider my affliction, and deliver me, for I don’t forget your law.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
[RESH] See my affliction, and deliver me, "" For I have not forgotten Your law.

Young's Literal Translation
Resh. See my affliction, and deliver Thou me, For Thy law I have not forgotten.

Smith's Literal Translation
See mine affliction, and deliver me: for I forget not thy law.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
[RES] See my humiliation and deliver me: for I have not forgotten the law.

Catholic Public Domain Version
RES. See my humiliation and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.

New American Bible
Look at my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten your law.

New Revised Standard Version
Look on my misery and rescue me, for I do not forget your law.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me; for I do not forget thy law.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Resh See my affliction and save me because I have not forgotten your Law.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
O see mine affliction, and rescue me; For I do not forget Thy law.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Look upon mine affliction, and rescue me; for I have not forgotten thy law.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
152Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever. 153Look upon my affliction and rescue me, for I have not forgotten Your law. 154Defend my cause and redeem me; revive me according to Your word.…

Cross References
Lamentations 3:55-58
I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit. / You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.” / You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.” ...

Psalm 9:13-14
Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death, / that I may declare all Your praises—that within the gates of Daughter Zion I may rejoice in Your salvation.

Psalm 25:18
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins.

Psalm 31:7
I will be glad and rejoice in Your loving devotion, for You have seen my affliction; You have known the anguish of my soul.

Psalm 69:18
Draw near to my soul and redeem me; ransom me because of my foes.

Psalm 106:44-45
Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress. / And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.

Psalm 142:6-7
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me. / Free my soul from prison, that I may praise Your name. The righteous will gather around me because of Your goodness to me.

Isaiah 63:9
In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.

Exodus 3:7-8
The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.

2 Kings 13:4-5
Then Jehoahaz sought the favor of the LORD, and the LORD listened to him because He saw the oppression that the king of Aram had inflicted on Israel. / So the LORD gave Israel a deliverer, and they escaped the power of the Arameans. Then the people of Israel lived in their own homes as they had before.

Nehemiah 9:27
So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.

Luke 1:68-71
“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...

Romans 8:35-39
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. ...

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

Hebrews 4:15-16
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin. / Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.


Treasury of Scripture

Consider my affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget your law.

consider

Psalm 119:159
Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.

Psalm 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:

Psalm 13:3,4
Consider and hear me, O LORD my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death; …

for I

Psalm 119:16,98,109,141,176
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word…

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














Look upon my affliction and rescue me
This phrase is a plea for divine intervention and deliverance. The psalmist is asking God to notice his suffering and act to save him. In the biblical context, affliction often refers to persecution or hardship faced by the faithful. This echoes the cries of the Israelites in Egypt (Exodus 3:7-8) and the prayers of the prophets. The request for rescue is a common theme in the Psalms, reflecting a deep trust in God's ability to save. It also foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who is seen as the rescuer of humanity from sin and death (Colossians 1:13-14).

for I have not forgotten Your law
The psalmist emphasizes his faithfulness to God's commandments despite his suffering. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people, where obedience to the law is a sign of loyalty and love (Deuteronomy 6:6-9). The law here is not just a set of rules but a guide for living in righteousness. The psalmist's commitment to the law is reminiscent of the righteous man in Psalm 1, who delights in the law of the Lord. This phrase also highlights the importance of remembering and meditating on God's word, a theme that runs throughout Psalm 119. In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills the law (Matthew 5:17), and believers are called to uphold its spirit through love and obedience (Romans 13:8-10).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Psalmist
The author of Psalm 119, traditionally believed to be King David, who is expressing a deep personal plea to God.

2. God
The divine being to whom the psalmist is directing his prayer, seeking deliverance and attention.

3. Affliction
The unspecified suffering or distress that the psalmist is experiencing, prompting his plea for rescue.
Teaching Points
God's Awareness of Our Suffering
The psalmist's plea for God to "look upon" his affliction reminds us that God is aware of our struggles and is compassionate towards us.

The Importance of Remembering God's Law
Despite his affliction, the psalmist emphasizes that he has not forgotten God's law, highlighting the importance of staying grounded in Scripture during difficult times.

Trust in God's Deliverance
The request for rescue demonstrates a trust in God's ability and willingness to deliver us from our troubles, encouraging believers to rely on God's faithfulness.

Prayer as a Response to Affliction
The psalmist models turning to God in prayer when faced with suffering, teaching us to seek divine help and comfort through prayer.

Endurance Through Faithfulness
By not forgetting God's law, the psalmist shows that endurance through trials is possible by remaining faithful to God's teachings.Verse 153. - Consider mine affliction (see above, vers. 50, 67, 71, 75, 92, etc.). And deliver me. The "affliction" intended is that which the psalmist suffers at the hands of his enemies, who "reproach" him (ver. 22), "deride" him (ver. 51), and otherwise "persecute" him (ver. 161). For I do not forget thy Law (comp. vers. 16, 83, 93, 109, 141, 176).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Look
רְאֵֽה־ (rə·’êh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

upon my affliction
עָנְיִ֥י (‘ā·nə·yî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty

and rescue me,
וְחַלְּצֵ֑נִי (wə·ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2502: To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I have not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

forgotten
שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃ (šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention

Your law.
תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ (ṯō·w·rā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law


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