Psalms 119:79

Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fear	יְרֵאֶ֑יךָ ye.re.'Ei.kha	H3373	fearing · adjective, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
turn	יָשׁ֣וּבוּ ya.Shu.vu	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
known	וְ֝יֹדְעֵ֗י ve.yo.de.'Ei	H3045	to know (properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
testimonies	עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ 'e.do.Tei.kha	H5713	testimony · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
Psalms 142:7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me.
Psalms 7:7 So shall the congregation of the people compass thee about: for their sakes therefore return thou on high.
Psalms 119:63 I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:78-79

Here David shows, I. How little he valued the will - will of sinners. There were those that dealt perversely with him, that were peevish and ill-conditioned towards him, that sought advantages against him, and misconstrued all he said and did. Even those that deal most fairly may meet with those that deal perversely. But David regarded it not, for, 1. He knew it was without cause, and that for his love they were his adversaries. The causeless reproach, like the curse causeless, may be easily slighted; it does not hurt us, and therefore should not move us. 2. He could pray, in faith, that they might be ashamed of it; God's dealing favourably with him might make them ashamed to think that they…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:79

Let those that fear thee turn unto me,.... Whose companion he was fond of being, Psalm 119:63; There were some good men, it seems, that turned from him, took the part of his enemies, and sided with them against him, which was matter of grief to him. Some think this refers to the affair of Bathsheba; when some that feared the Lord, that had been familiar with him, did not choose to keep company with him, but abstained from his conversation, having so foully sinned, and brought forth dishonour to God and on his ways. Jarchi and Kimchi both make mention of this. Now this grieved David; and he desires of all things that they would turn to him again, and favour him with their company; who were th…

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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

"Let such as fear You," he says, "and have known Your testimonies, be turned unto me" [Psalm 119:79]. But who is he who says this? For no mortal will venture to say this, or if he say it, should be listened to. Indeed, it is He who above also has interposed His own words, saying, "I am a partaker with all them that fear You." Because He was made sharer in our mortal state, that we might also become partakers in His Divine Nature, we became sharers in One unto life, He a sharer in many unto death. He it is unto whom they that fear God turn, and who know the testimonies of God, so long before predicted of Him through the Prophets, a little before displayed in His presence through miracles.
— 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,…
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;

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 119:79

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:78-79

John Gill on Psalms 119:79

John Calvin on Psalms 119:73-80

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:79

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:78-79

John Gill on Psalms 119:79

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