KJV King James Version
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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Psalm 119:117
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.
WEB World English Bible
Hold me up, and I will be safe, and will have respect for your statutes continually.
ASV American Standard Version
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Support Thou me, and I am saved, And I look on Thy statutes continually.
Surrounding context — Psalm 119
114 Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
115 Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118 Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit [is] falsehood.
119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth [like] dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
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Psalm 119:6Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.Jude 1:24Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy,Psalm 71:6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise [shall be] continually of thee.John 10:28-29And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.Psalm 139:10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.Psalm 17:5Hold up my goings in thy paths, [that] my footsteps slip not.Isaiah 41:13For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.Psalm 119:111-112Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they [are] the rejoicing of my heart.Psalm 73:23Nevertheless I [am] continually with thee: thou hast holden [me] by my right hand.Psalm 119:48My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.Romans 14:4Who art thou that judgest another man’s servant? to his own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up: for God is able to make him stand.1 Peter 1:5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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