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Psalms 119:159

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:159 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
Psalms 119:159 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
156Great are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
159Consider how I love thy precepts: Quicken me, O Jehovah, according to thy lovingkindness.
160The sum of thy word is truth; And every one of thy righteous ordinances [endureth] for ever. SHIN.
161Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
162I rejoice at thy word, As one that findeth great spoil.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Consider how I love thy precepts - Search me. Behold the evidence of my attachment to thy law. This is the confident appeal of one who was conscious that he was truly attached to God; that he really loved his law. It is similar to the appeal of Peter to the Saviour John 21:17, “Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee.” A man who truly loves God may make this appeal without impropriety. He may be so confident - so certain - that he has true love for the character of God, that he may make a solemn appeal to him on the subject - as he might appeal to a friend, to his wife, to his son, to his daughter, with the utmost confidence that he loved them. A man “ought” to have such…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Consider: Psa 119:97, Psa 119:153; Kg2 20:3; Neh 5:19, Neh 13:22 quicken: Psa 119:88 Psalms 119:160”
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