Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 119:117 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.”
Psalms 119:117
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit {is} falsehood.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth {like} dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. {puttest...: Heb. causest to cease}
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