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Psalms 119:17
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, requesting favor to sustain obedience, positioned between a declaration of delight in statutes and a petition for spiritual illumination.
The words — The Hebrew verb גְּמֹל (gemol) means to deal bountifully or reward, paired with עַבְדֶּךָ (avdekha), meaning "your servant."
The thread — The request for divine favor to sustain life and obedience echoes the grace motif in Titus 2:11 and the mercy described in Ephesians 2:4, while the psalmist's confidence in God's goodness aligns with the declaration in Psalms 13:6.
Why it lands — The verse states that living and keeping God's word requires His prior bountiful action, demanding the reader acknowledge dependence on divine provision rather than self-sustained effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Cross-references
- Psalms 13:6 I will sing to the LORD, for He has been good to me.
- Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to everyone.
- Ephesians 2:4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Psalms 116:7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
- Psalms 119:65 You are good to Your servant, O LORD, according to Your word.
- Psalms 119:124 Deal with Your servant according to Your loving devotion, and teach me Your statutes.
- Psalms 119:132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- John 1:16 From His fullness we have all received grace upon grace.
- 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.
- Ephesians 2:10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.