Bible Strands
Psalms 119:41
May Your loving devotion come to me, O LORD, Your salvation, according to Your promise.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses Yahweh directly, making this request immediately after declaring a longing for divine precepts and asking to be revived in righteousness.
The words — The plea centers on חֲסָדֶ֣ךָ (chasadekha, "your covenant loyalty") and אִמְרָתֶֽךָ (imratekha, "your word"), which frame the request around God's faithful character rather than human achievement.
The thread — The text's pattern of asking for covenant loyalty and salvation according to God's promise appears in Psalms 69:16, Psalms 119:58, and Psalms 119:76.
Why it lands — The verse states that divine mercy and deliverance must arrive according to God's prior commitments, requiring readers to base their hope on His explicit promises rather than their own circumstances.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
ו VAU. Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
Cross-references
- Psalms 69:16 Answer me, O LORD, for Your loving devotion is good; turn to me in keeping with Your great compassion.
- Psalms 119:58 I have sought Your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to Your promise.
- Psalms 119:76 May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
- Psalms 119:132 Turn to me and show me mercy, as You do to those who love Your name.
- Luke 2:28 Simeon took Him in his arms and blessed God, saying:
- Psalms 106:4 Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,