Psalm 119:77
New International Version
Let your compassion come to me that I may live, for your law is my delight.

New Living Translation
Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight.

English Standard Version
Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.

Berean Standard Bible
May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

King James Bible
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

New King James Version
Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.

New American Standard Bible
May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, For Your Law is my delight.

NASB 1995
May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.

NASB 1977
May Thy compassion come to me that I may live, For Thy law is my delight.

Legacy Standard Bible
May Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.

Amplified Bible
Let Your compassion come to me that I may live, For Your law is my delight.

Christian Standard Bible
May your compassion come to me so that I may live, for your instruction is my delight.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
May Your compassion come to me so that I may live, for Your instruction is my delight.

American Standard Version
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.

Contemporary English Version
I love to obey your Law! Have mercy and let me live.

English Revised Version
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let your compassion reach me so that I may live, because your teachings make me happy.

Good News Translation
Have mercy on me, and I will live because I take pleasure in your law.

International Standard Version
May your mercies come to me that I may live, for your instruction is my delight.

Majority Standard Bible
May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight.

NET Bible
May I experience your compassion, so I might live! For I find delight in your law.

New Heart English Bible
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your Law is my delight.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

World English Bible
Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Your mercies meet me, and I live, "" For Your law [is] my delight.

Young's Literal Translation
Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law is my delight.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thy compassion shall come to me and I shall live, for thy law is my delight.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let thy tender mercies come unto me, and I shall live: for thy law is my meditation.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let your compassion draw near to me, and I will live. For your law is my meditation.

New American Bible
Show me compassion that I may live, for your law is my delight.

New Revised Standard Version
Let your mercy come to me, that I may live; for your law is my delight.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Let thy tender mercies come to me, that I may live; for I have been taught thy law.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Let your mercies come upon me and I shall live because I have been taught in your Law.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Let Thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For Thy law is my delight.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Let thy compassions come to me, that I may live: for thy law is my meditation.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
76May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant. 77May Your compassion come to me, that I may live, for Your law is my delight. 78May the arrogant be put to shame for subverting me with a lie; I will meditate on Your precepts.…

Cross References
Psalm 119:41
May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:94
I am Yours; save me, for I have sought Your precepts.

Psalm 119:156
Great are Your mercies, O LORD; revive me according to Your ordinances.

Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

Psalm 119:92
If Your law had not been my delight, then I would have perished in my affliction.

Psalm 119:165
Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your law; nothing can make them stumble.

Psalm 119:2
Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:58
I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.

Psalm 119:76
May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Psalm 119:174
I long for Your salvation, O LORD, and Your law is my delight.

Psalm 119:24
Your testimonies are indeed my delight; they are my counselors.

Psalm 119:143
Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight.

Psalm 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield; I put my hope in Your word.

Psalm 119:116
Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalm 119:123
My eyes fail, looking for Your salvation, and for Your righteous promise.


Treasury of Scripture

Let your tender mercies come to me, that I may live: for your law is my delight.

thy tender

Psalm 119:42
So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.

Psalm 51:1-3
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions…

Lamentations 3:22,23
It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not…

for thy

Psalm 119:24,47,174
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counsellers…

Psalm 1:2
But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Hebrews 8:10-12
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: …

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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














May Your compassion
The Hebrew word for "compassion" here is "רַחֲמֶיךָ" (rachamecha), which is derived from "רַחַם" (racham), meaning to have mercy or to show deep love. This word is often used in the context of God's tender mercies and loving-kindness towards His people. In the ancient Near Eastern context, compassion was a deeply relational term, often associated with the care a parent shows a child. The psalmist's plea for God's compassion underscores a profound dependence on divine mercy, recognizing that human frailty requires the sustaining love of God.

come to me
The phrase "come to me" suggests an active movement or arrival of God's compassion into the psalmist's life. It implies a personal and intimate encounter with God's mercy. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "בּוֹא" (bo), which means to enter or to arrive. This reflects the psalmist's earnest desire for God's presence and intervention, highlighting the belief that divine compassion is not static but dynamic, reaching out to those who seek it.

that I may live
The Hebrew word for "live" is "אֶחְיֶה" (echyeh), from the root "חָיָה" (chayah), meaning to live or to be alive. In the biblical context, life is not merely physical existence but encompasses spiritual vitality and well-being. The psalmist acknowledges that true life, in its fullest sense, is sustained by God's compassion. This reflects a theological understanding that life is a gift from God, and it is His mercy that enables one to thrive spiritually and physically.

for Your law
The term "law" is translated from the Hebrew "תּוֹרָתְךָ" (toratecha), which comes from "תּוֹרָה" (torah). While often translated as "law," Torah encompasses instruction, teaching, and guidance. It is the divine revelation given to guide the moral and spiritual life of God's people. The psalmist's reference to the law indicates a deep reverence for God's word as the ultimate source of wisdom and direction.

is my delight
The word "delight" is "שַׁעֲשׁוּעָי" (sha'ashu'ai), which conveys a sense of joy, pleasure, and deep satisfaction. In the Hebrew tradition, delighting in the law signifies a heartfelt devotion and love for God's commandments. The psalmist finds joy and fulfillment in adhering to God's instructions, viewing them not as burdensome rules but as a source of joy and life. This reflects a conservative Christian perspective that values the Bible as the authoritative and life-giving word of God, to be cherished and followed with joy.

Verse 77. - Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live. The psalmist's afflictions have brought him near to the gates of death. God must visit him with his "tender mercies" for him once more to "live." For thy Law is my delight. His renewed life will be an exercising of himself in God's Law, since that Law is his "delight" (comp. vers. 16, 24, 47, 111, 174).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
May Your compassion
רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ (ra·ḥă·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7356: Compassion, the womb, a maiden

come to me,
יְבֹא֣וּנִי (yə·ḇō·’ū·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

that I may live,
וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה (wə·’eḥ·yeh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

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

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

[is] my delight.
שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ (ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8191: Enjoyment


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