Psalms 119:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 119:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 119:17 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 119:17 — KJV
“GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.”
— Psalms 119:17 (KJV)
Psalms 119:17 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 119:17
“Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:17: servant, may, live
“And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will intreat the LORD that the swarms of flies may depart from Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the people go to sacrifice to the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:17: deal, servant, may
“But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard. oliveyard: or, olive trees”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:17: deal, may, live
“If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD, and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour; in fellowship: or, in dealing fellowship: Heb. putting of the hand”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:17: deal, live, keep
“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 119:17: may, keep, word
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