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Psalms Chapter 119 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 119:17

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live; So will I observe thy word.
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BBE Psalms 119:17

<GIMEL> Give me, your servant, the reward of life, so that I may keep your word;
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DARBY Psalms 119:17

GIMEL. Deal bountifully with thy servant [and] I shall live; and I will keep thy word.
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KJV Psalms 119:17

Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.
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WBT Psalms 119:17

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WEB Psalms 119:17

Do good to your servant. I will live and I will obey your word.
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YLT Psalms 119:17

`Gimel.' Confer benefits on Thy servant, I live, and I keep Thy word.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy Word; rather, grant unto thy servant that I may live. Give me the blessing of a long life, that so my keeping of thy Word may be long. The psalmist seems to be praying especially for himself; but the argument of his prayer will extend to all "servants of the Lord."

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English ReadersGIMEL.(17) Deal bountifully . . . that I may live.--Comp. Psalm 13:3; Psalm 13:6; Psalm 116:7-8, where we see, as here, the same connection between this Hebrew word and preservation from death. Life is connected with obedience to the Divine law throughout the Bible (Leviticus 18:5; Deuteronomy 6:24; Psalm 41:1-2; Luke 10:28). . . .