Psalm 119:109

Translations

Modern

I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.

Traditional

My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.

Literal

My soul is in my hand continually, and I do not forget Your law.

Latin

Anima mea in manibus meis semper, et legem tuam non sum oblitus.

Original

Hebrew

English

I constantly take my life in my hands, yet I do not forget Your law.

Notes

Psalms 119:108–112

freewill offerings of my mouth: This Hebrew expression is unique in the Old Testament (compare Psalm 50:23).
The psalmist is vulnerable to his opponents because of his commitment to a wise life.

Psalms 119:105–112

Nun (נ) is the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The psalmist's deep commitment to God's word comes from within (Psalm 119:112) and directs his actions.

Psalms 119:1–176

This psalm blends wisdom, lament, praise, thanksgiving, and confession. It often uses eight Hebrew words translated as:

“Instructions”
“law”
“words”
“commandments”
“statutes”
“judgments”
“promises”
“precepts“

These words encourage love for and obedience to God's instructions in the Scriptures (see 2 Timothy 3:14–17). A deep commitment to these instructions unifies the psalm.

Related verses

Judges 12:3
When I saw that you would not save me, I risked my life and crossed over to the Ammonites, and the LORD delivered them into my hand. Why then have you come today to fight against me?”
Job 13:14
Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
1 Corinthians 15:31
I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:36
As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
1 Samuel 20:3
But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”
1 Samuel 19:5
He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?”
Psalm 119:152
Long ago I learned from Your testimonies that You have established them forever.
2 Corinthians 11:23
Are they servants of Christ? (I am speaking as if I were out of my mind.) I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
Psalm 119:83
Though I am like a wineskin dried up by smoke, I do not forget Your statutes.
Psalm 119:117
Uphold me, and I will be saved, that I may always regard Your statutes.

Glossary

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Topics

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