Psalms 119:76

May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD, shifting from the acknowledgment of righteous affliction in the preceding verse to a direct petition for relief.

The words — The core petition hinges on חַסְדְּךָ (chasdecha), meaning covenant loyalty, and נַחֲמֵנִי (nachameni), meaning to comfort, literally framing the request as "let covenant loyalty please comfort me."

The thread — This petition aligns with Psalms 106:4, which requests remembrance and salvation, and Psalms 86:5, which highlights God’s kindness and forgiveness, while 2 Corinthians 1:3 explicitly names God as the Father of compassion and the source of all comfort.

Why it lands — The text requires a reader to anchor their request for relief in God’s prior promises rather than personal worthiness, treating divine faithfulness as the objective basis for comfort.

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The Hebrew words

יְהִי־ye.hi-let it be נָ֣אna'please חַסְדְּךָ֣chas.de./Khacovenant loyalty/ your לְנַחֲמֵ֑נִיle./na.cha.Me./nito/ comfort/ me כְּאִמְרָתְךָ֥ke./'im.ra.te./Khaaccording to/ word/ your לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le./'av.De./khato/ servant/ your

King James Version

Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.

Cross-references

Psalms 106:4 Remember me, O LORD, in Your favor to Your people; visit me with Your salvation,
Psalms 86:5 For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
2 Corinthians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort,