Psalms 119:124

“Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.”

"Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes." - Psalms 119:124
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What does Psalms 119:124 mean?

Psalms 119:124 (KJV): "Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes." This verse is a plea for God's mercy and guidance. The psalmist is asking for God to act in accordance with his merciful nature and to instruct him in God's laws. The context of…

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Mercy and Teaching: A Divine Partnership

In the heart of Psalm 119, which is renowned for its deep reverence for God's Word and its focused meditation on His laws, verse 124 stands out as a poignant prayer of dependency: "Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes." This verse…

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A Heart Open to Divine Instruction

O gracious and merciful Father, As I come before Your holy presence, my heart is filled with reverence and humility, for Your mercy surpasses anything I could ever understand or earn. Just as the psalmist cried out, "Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me…

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Psalms 119:124 - "Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes."
Psalms 124:5 - "Then the proud waters had gone over our soul."
"Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth." - Psalms 124:6
"Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth." - Psalms 124:8
Psalms 124:8 - "Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth."
Psalms 124:6 - "Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth."
"Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:" - Psalms 124:4
Psalms 124:1 - "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;"
Psalms 124:4 - "Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:"
Psalms 124:3 - "Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:"
Psalms 124:7 - "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped."
"If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, now may Israel say;" - Psalms 124:1
Psalms 119:105  NUN. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalms 119:106  I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Psalms 119:107  I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. Psalms 119:108  Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O LORD, and teach me thy judgments. Psalms 119:109  My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law. Psalms 119:110  The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts. Psalms 119:111  Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Psalms 119:112  I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
Psalms 124:2 - "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:"
"Then the proud waters had gone over our soul." - Psalms 124:5
Psalms 119:11
Psalms 119:153 - "Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law."
Psalms 119:174 - "I have longed for thy salvation, O LORD; and thy law is my delight."
Psalms 119:61 - "The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law."
Psalms 119:32 - "I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart."
Psalms 119:15
"For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven." - Psalms 119:89
Psalms 119:176 - "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments."
"Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes." - Psalms 119:155
"Then they had swallowed us up quick, when their wrath was kindled against us:" - Psalms 124:3
Psalms 119:119 - "Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies."
"I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word." - Psalms 119:158
"Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments." - Psalms 119:137
Psalms 119:3 - "They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways."