Translations
Modern
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
Traditional
ג GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
Literal
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
Latin
Retribue servo tuo, vivifica me, et custodiam sermones tuos.
Original
Hebrew
English
Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep Your word.
Notes
Gimel (ג) is the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.
Like a stranger in a hostile land, God's servant needs God's guidance.
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.
Glossary
Acrostic Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Music Poetry, Biblical Proverbs, Book of Psalms, Book of Word, Word of God, Words of God