Psalms 119:74

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fear	יְ֭רֵאֶיךָ Ye.re.'ei.kha	H3373	fearing · adjective, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
glad	וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ ve.yis.Ma.chu	H8055	probably to brighten up · conjunction + verb, qal, 3rd person masculine plural
see	יִרְא֣וּנִי yir.'U.ni	H7200	to see · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + pronominal suffix
hoped	יִחָֽלְתִּי yi.Chal.ti	H3176	to wait · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
word	לִדְבָרְךָ֣ lid.va.re.Kha	H1697	a word · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 66:16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Psalms 34:2-6 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad.
Psalms 119:79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
Psalms 119:42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
Genesis 32:11-12 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother…
Luke 21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.
Psalms 108:7 God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.
Malachi 3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written befor…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:74

Here is, 1. The confidence of this good man in the hope of God's salvation: "I have hoped in thy word; and I have not found it in vain to do so; it has not failed me, nor have I been disappointed in my expectations from it. It is a hope that maketh not ashamed; but is present satisfaction, and fruition at last." 2. The concurrence of other good men with him in the joy of that salvation: "Those that fear thee will be glad when they see me relieved by my hope in thy word and delivered according to my hope." The comforts which some of God's children have in God, and the favours they have received from him, should be matter of joy to others of them. Paul often expressed the hope that for God's g…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:74

They that fear thee will be glad when they see me,.... In outward prosperity, delivered from all troubles, set on the throne of Israel, and at rest from all enemies round about: and in spiritual prosperity, being illuminated by the Spirit of God, having a spiritual understanding of divine things, an obedience of faith to the commands of God, in the lively exercise of grace upon him, in comfortable frames of soul, and flourishing circumstances. Now they that fear the Lord, that have the grace of fear in their hearts, and are true worshippers of God, as they delight to meet together, and are glad to see one another; so they rejoice in each other's prosperity, especially spiritual; see Psalm 34…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:73-80

Psalm 119:73-80 y 73. Thy hands have made and fashioned me: make me to understand, that I may learn thy commandments. y 74. They who fear thee shall see me and be glad; because I have hoped in thy word. y 75. I have known, O Jehovah! That thy judgments are justice; and thou hast humbled me in truth. y 76. I beseech thee let thy goodness be for my consolation, according to thy word to thy servant. y 77. Let thy compassion's come unto me, and let me live: for thy law is my delight. y 78. Let the proud be put to shame; for they have falsely endeavored to pervert me: I will meditate on thy precepts. y 79. Let such as fear thee turn unto me, and those who have known thy testimonies. y 80. Let my…

The Church Fathers

"They that fear Thee," he saith, "will see me, and be glad" (ver. 74): or, as other copies have it, "will be joyful: because I have hoped in Thy word:" that is, in the things which Thou hast promised, that they may be the sons of promise, the seed of Abraham, in whom all nations are blessed. Who are they who fear God, and whom will they see and be glad, because he hath put his trust in the word of God? Whether it be the body of Christ, that is, the Church, whose words these are through Christ, or within it, and concerning it, these are as it were the words of Christ concerning Himself; are not they themselves among those who fear God? ...The same persons, who see the Church and are glad, are the Church. But why said he not, They who fear Thee see me, and are glad: whereas he hath written, "fear Thee," in the present tense; while the verbs "shall see," and shall "be glad," are futures? Is it because in the present state there is fear, as long as "man's life is a temptation upon earth;" but the gladness which he desired to be understood, will be then, when "the righteous shall shine in the kingdom of their Father like the sun."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Hope · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;
Scriptures, The · Saints: Hope in — Saints: Hope in

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:74

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:74

John Gill on Psalms 119:74

John Calvin on Psalms 119:73-80

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:74

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:74

John Gill on Psalms 119:74

John Calvin on Psalms 119:73-80

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:73-80

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:73-80