Psalm 119:28

Translations

Modern

My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

Traditional

My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word.

Literal

My soul drips from sorrow; establish me according to Your word!

Latin

Dormitavit anima mea præ tædio: confirma me in verbis tuis.

Original

Hebrew

English

My soul melts with sorrow; strengthen me according to Your word.

Notes

Psalms 119:25–32

Daleth (ד) is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm.

The poet feels deep pain and sadness but asks the Lord to give him strength. He wants to follow the Lord. Suffering and death may result from the Lord’s discipline (Psalms 118:17–18; 119:67, 71, 75), but his instruction renews the weary soul (see 119:12).

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

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
Psalm 22:14
I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.
1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.
Psalm 27:14
Wait patiently for the LORD; be strong and courageous. Wait patiently for the LORD!
Isaiah 40:29
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak.
Zechariah 10:12
I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
Psalm 29:11
The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.
Psalm 107:26
They mounted up to the heavens, then sunk to the depths; their courage melted in their anguish.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
Ephesians 3:16
I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
Psalm 20:2
May He send you help from the sanctuary and sustain you from Zion.
Joshua 2:11
When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

Glossary

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Topics

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