Psalms 119:76
May Your loving devotion comfort me, I pray, according to Your promise to Your servant.
BSB
ASV
Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant.
KJV
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort,.... Shown in the provision and promise of a Saviour; in the forgiveness of sins through him; a discovery and application of which yields comfort under afflictions; according to thy word unto servant; a word of promise, in which he had assured him of his love, grace, mercy, and kindness; and that he would continue it to him, and comfort him with it: to make such a promise, and show such favour, was an instance of condescending grace to him, who was but his servant, and unworthy of his regard.
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Psalms 86:5For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You.
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The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.
They refused to listen and failed to remember the wonders You performed among them. They stiffened their necks and appointed a leader to return them to their bondage in Egypt. But You are a…
