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Psalm 119:28 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 28
My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.Psalm 119:28 · King James Version
Psalm 119:28 in context
26I have declared my ways, and thou heardest me: teach me thy statutes.
27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
28My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.
29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
30I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me.
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Key words (Strong's)
- strengthenqûwmto riseH6965 →
- heavinesstûwgâhdepressionH8424 →
- meltethdâlaphto dripH1811 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Here is, 1. David's representation of his own griefs: My soul melteth for heaviness, which is to the same purport with Psa 119:25, My soul cleaveth to the dust. Heaviness in the heart of man makes it to melt, to drop away like a candle that wastes.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 28-29