Psalms 119:154

119:153 RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

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Plead my cause, and redeem me! Revive me according to your promise.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.

Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to your word.

119:155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:154 mean?

Psalms 119:154 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רִיב (rîyb), גָּאַל (gâʼal), חָיָה (châyâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Pleadרִיבrîyb/reeb/H7378properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend

cause,רִיבrîyb/reeb/H7379a contest (personal or legal)

and

deliverגָּאַלgâʼal/gaw-al'/H1350to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)

me:

quickenחָיָהchâyâh/khaw-yaw'/H2421to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive

according

thy

word.אִמְרָהʼimrâh/im-raw'/H565{something said}

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:154.

1 Samuel 24:15

The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. deliver: Heb. judge

1 Samuel 25:39

And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.

Proverbs 22:23

For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

Proverbs 23:11

For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

Proverbs 25:9

Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another: a secret: or, the secret of

Psalms 43:1

Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. ungodly: or, unmerciful the deceitful: Heb. a man of deceit and iniquity

Psalms 74:22

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:154 say?

Psalms 119:154 (King James Version) reads: "Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word."

Is Psalms 119:154 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:154 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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