Psalms 119:50

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:50 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.
Psalms 119:50 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
50This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“This [is] my comfort in my affliction, etc.] David had his afflictions, and so has every good man; none are without; it is the will and pleasure of God that so it should be; and many are their afflictions, inward and outward: the word of God is often their comfort under them, the written word, heard or read; and especially a word of promise, powerfully applied: this is putting underneath everlasting arms, and making their bed in sickness. This either respects what goes before, concerning the word of promise hoped in, or what follows: for thy word hath quickened me; not only had been the means of quickening him when dead in am, as it often is the means of quickening dead sinners, being the…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“This is my comfort in my affliction - Compare Romans 15:4. The word here rendered “comfort” occurs only here and in Job 6:10. The obvious meaning is, that his only consolation in his affliction was derived from the word of God; the word which had caused him to hope, and the word by which he had been quickened or made alive. The particular design of this is to show the value of the word of God as a source of comfort in trouble. For thy word hath quickened me - Has made me alive; or, caused me to live. That is, the word, the truth of God, had been the instrument of calling him from the death of sin, and of imparting to him new life, or had been the means of his regeneration. Compare James…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“This: Psa 27:13, Psa 28:7, Psa 42:8, Psa 42:11, Psa 94:19; Jer 15:16; Rom 5:3-5, Rom 15:4; Heb 6:17-19; Heb 12:11, Heb 12:12 for thy: Psa 119:25; Eze 37:10; Joh 6:63; Jam 1:18; Pe1 1:3, Pe1 2:2 Psalms 119:51”
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