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Psalm 119:17 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 17
Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.Psalm 119:17 · King James Version
Psalm 119:17 in context
15I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways.
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
17Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
18Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
19I am a stranger in the earth: hide not thy commandments from me.
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Key words (Strong's)
- bountifullygâmalto treat a personH1580 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- livechâyâhto live, whether literally or figurativelyH2421 →
- keepshâmarproperly, to hedge aboutH8104 →
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We are here taught, 1. That we owe our lives to God's mercy. David prays, Deal bountifully with me, that I may live. It was God's bounty that gave us life, that gave us this life; and the same bounty that gave it continues it, and gives all the supports and comforts of it;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary