Psalms 119:93

I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have revived me.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, positioning his survival in the midst of affliction as dependent on his retention of divine instruction (Psalms 119:92–94).

The words — The Hebrew לֹא אֶשְׁכַּח (lo' eshkach) literally means "I will not forget," while חִיִּיתָנִי (chiyitani) translates to "You have made me alive."

The thread — This linkage between retained instruction and preserved life recurs in Psalms 119:50 and Psalms 119:16, and aligns with John 6:63 where spoken words are defined as spirit and life.

Why it lands — The verse requires a deliberate, ongoing retention of God's commands as the practical means of spiritual preservation.

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The Hebrew words

לְ֭עוֹלָםLe./'o.lomfor/ ever לֹא־lo'-not אֶשְׁכַּ֣ח'esh.KachI will forget פִּקּוּדֶ֑יךָpi.ku.Dei./chaprecepts/ your כִּ֥יkiforבָ֝֗םVa/mby/ themחִיִּיתָֽנִי׃chi.yi.Ta./niyou have preserved alive/ me

King James Version

I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me.

Cross-references

Psalms 119:50 This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.
Psalms 119:16 I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
John 6:63 The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
1 Peter 1:23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.