Psalms 119:117

King James Version (KJV)

Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Adam Clarke
Bible Commentary

Hold thou me up - I shall grow weary and faint in the way, if not strengthened and supported by thee.

And I shall be safe - No soul can be safe, unless upheld by thee.

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Albert Barnes
Notes on the Whole Bible

Hold thou me up - Keep me from falling in the trials and temptations of life. The Hebrew word means to prop, uphold, support. The Septuagint is, “Aid me.”

And I shall be safe - And I shall be saved; or, that I may be saved. It is an acknowledgment of entire dependence on God for salvation - temporal and eternal.

And I will have respect … - I will look to thy statutes; I will have them always in my eye. Compare the notes at Psalm 119:6.

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Matthew Henry
Concise Bible Commentary

Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded on Divine supports. All departure from God's statutes is error, and will prove fatal. Their cunning is falsehood. There is a day coming which will put the wicked into everlasting fire, the fit place for the dross. See what comes of sin Surely we who fall so low in devout affections, should fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into heavenly rest, any of us should be found to come short of it, Heb 4:1.

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