Psalm 119:50
New International Version
My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life.

New Living Translation
Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.

English Standard Version
This is my comfort in my affliction, that your promise gives me life.

Berean Standard Bible
This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

King James Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

New King James Version
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life.

New American Standard Bible
This is my comfort in my misery, That Your word has revived me.

NASB 1995
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.

NASB 1977
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Thy word has revived me.

Legacy Standard Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me.

Amplified Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Your word has revived me and given me life.

Christian Standard Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction: Your promise has given me life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction: Your promise has given me life.

American Standard Version
This is my comfort in my affliction; For thy word hath quickened me.

Contemporary English Version
When I am hurting, I find comfort in your promise that leads to life.

English Revised Version
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
This is my comfort in my misery: Your promise gave me a new life.

Good News Translation
Even in my suffering I was comforted because your promise gave me life.

International Standard Version
This is what comforts me in my troubles: that what you say revives me.

Majority Standard Bible
This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.

NET Bible
This is what comforts me in my trouble, for your promise revives me.

New Heart English Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.

Webster's Bible Translation
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath revived me.

World English Bible
This is my comfort in my affliction, for your word has revived me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
This [is] my comfort in my affliction, "" That Your saying has quickened me.

Young's Literal Translation
This is my comfort in mine affliction, That Thy saying hath quickened me.

Smith's Literal Translation
This my comfort in mine affliction, for thy word made me alive.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
This hath comforted me in my humiliation: because thy word hath enlivened me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
This has consoled me in my humiliation, for your word has revived me.

New American Bible
This is my comfort in affliction, your promise that gives me life.

New Revised Standard Version
This is my comfort in my distress, that your promise gives me life.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
In it have I been comforted in my humiliation; for thy word has quickened me.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
By it I have been comforted in my affliction, because your word has given me life!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
This is my comfort in my affliction, That Thy word hath quickened me.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
This has comforted me in mine affliction: for thine oracle has quickened me.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet
49Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope. 50This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life. 51The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law.…

Cross References
Romans 15:4
For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.

2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.

1 Thessalonians 4:18
Therefore encourage one another with these words.

John 14:16-18
And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever— / the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. / I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.

2 Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

James 1:21
Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

John 6:63
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

Isaiah 40:8
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”

Isaiah 55:10-11
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat, / so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

Proverbs 4:20-22
My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. / Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart. / For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

Deuteronomy 32:46-47
he said to them, “Take to heart all the words I have solemnly declared to you this day, so that you may command your children to carefully follow all the words of this law. / For they are not idle words to you, because they are your life, and by them you will live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”


Treasury of Scripture

This is my comfort in my affliction: for your word has quickened me.

this

Psalm 27:13
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 42:8,11
Yet the LORD will command his lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night his song shall be with me, and my prayer unto the God of my life…

for thy

Psalm 119:25
DALETH. My soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

Ezekiel 37:10
So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.

John 6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

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Psalm 119
1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.
2. Aleph.
9. Beth
17. Gimel
25. Daleth
33. He
41. Waw
49. Zayin
57. Heth
65. Teth
73. Yodh
81. Kaph
89. Lamedh
97. Mem
105. Nun
113. Samekh
121. Ayin
129. Pe
137. Tsadhe
145. Qoph
153. Resh
161. Sin and Shin
169. Taw














This is my comfort
The Hebrew word for "comfort" here is "נֶחָמָה" (nechamah), which conveys a sense of consolation and solace. In the context of ancient Israel, comfort was often sought in the promises and presence of God, especially during times of distress. The psalmist finds solace not in worldly solutions but in the divine assurance provided by God. This reflects a deep trust in God's character and His faithfulness to His word, which is a recurring theme throughout the Psalms.

in affliction
The term "affliction" is translated from the Hebrew "עֳנִי" (oni), which refers to suffering, poverty, or oppression. Historically, the Israelites faced numerous adversities, from slavery in Egypt to exile in Babylon. The psalmist's acknowledgment of affliction resonates with the collective memory of a people who have repeatedly turned to God in their distress. This phrase underscores the reality that faith does not exempt believers from suffering but provides a source of strength and hope amidst it.

that Your promise
"Promise" in Hebrew is "אִמְרָה" (imrah), which can also mean "word" or "utterance." This highlights the power and reliability of God's spoken word. Throughout Scripture, God's promises are depicted as unbreakable covenants, offering assurance and hope. The psalmist's reliance on God's promise reflects a deep-seated belief in the trustworthiness of God's declarations, which are seen as life-giving and sustaining.

has given me life
The phrase "has given me life" is derived from the Hebrew "חָיָה" (chayah), meaning to live or revive. This suggests not just physical life but a spiritual revitalization. In the biblical context, life is often associated with God's presence and blessing. The psalmist experiences a renewal of spirit and purpose through the promises of God, illustrating the transformative power of divine truth. This life-giving aspect of God's word is a testament to its enduring relevance and vitality for believers, offering hope and renewal even in the darkest times.

ZAIN.

(50) Comfort.--As in Job 6:10, where the same noun occurs, its only other use. We might render, "This is my comfort, that thy word quickeneth me."

Verse 50. - This is my comfort in my affliction. Nekhamah, "comfort," occurs only here and in Job 6:10; but the meaning is well ascertained. For thy Word hath quickened me; or, "thy promise." The "word," whatever it was, referred to in ver. 49. This had given the psalmist new life.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
This
זֹ֣את (zōṯ)
Pronoun - feminine singular
Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that,

is my comfort
נֶחָמָתִ֣י (ne·ḥā·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5165: Consolation

in affliction,
בְעָנְיִ֑י (ḇə·‘ā·nə·yî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty

that
כִּ֖י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

Your promise
אִמְרָתְךָ֣ (’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 565: Utterance, speech, word

has given me life.
חִיָּֽתְנִי׃ (ḥî·yā·ṯə·nî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive


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