Articles on

Psalm 119

Psa. 119:154 KJV (With Strong’s)

+
154
Plead
riyb (Hebrew #7378)
a primitive root; properly, to toss, i.e. grapple; mostly figuratively, to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversy; (by implication) to defend
KJV usage: adversary, chide, complain, contend, debate, X ever, X lay wait, plead, rebuke, strive, X thoroughly.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or ruwb {roob}
n my cause
riyb (Hebrew #7379)
from 7378; a contest (personal or legal)
KJV usage: + adversary, cause, chiding, contend(-tion), controversy, multitude (from the margin), pleading, strife, strive(-ing), suit.
Pronounce: reeb
Origin: or rib {reeb}
, and deliver
ga'al (Hebrew #1350)
a primitive root, to redeem (according to the Oriental law of kinship), i.e. to be the next of kin (and as such to buy back a relative's property, marry his widow, etc.)
KJV usage: X in any wise, X at all, avenger, deliver, (do, perform the part of near, next) kinsfolk(-man), purchase, ransom, redeem(-er), revenger.
Pronounce: gaw-al'
me: quicken
chayah (Hebrew #2421)
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
KJV usage: keep (leave, make) alive, X certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (X God) save (alive, life, lives), X surely, be whole.
Pronounce: khaw-yaw'
Origin: a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421)
me according to thy word
'imrah (Hebrew #565)
feminine of 561, and meaning the same
KJV usage: commandment, speech, word.
Pronounce: im-raw'
Origin: or memrah {em-raw'}
.

More on:

+

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+
Plead.
Psa. 35:1• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive with me: fight against them that fight against me. (Psa. 35:1)
;
Psa. 43:1• 1Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation: O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. (Psa. 43:1)
;
1 Sam. 24:15• 15The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine hand. (1 Sam. 24:15)
;
Job 5:8• 8I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: (Job 5:8)
;
Prov. 22:23• 23For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them. (Prov. 22:23)
;
Jer. 11:20• 20But, O Lord of hosts, that judgest righteously, that triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them: for unto thee have I revealed my cause. (Jer. 11:20)
;
Jer. 50:34• 34Their Redeemer is strong; the Lord of hosts is his name: he shall throughly plead their cause, that he may give rest to the land, and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon. (Jer. 50:34)
;
Jer. 51:36• 36Therefore thus saith the Lord; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry. (Jer. 51:36)
;
Mic. 7:9• 9I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness. (Mic. 7:9)
;
1 John 2:1• 1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: (1 John 2:1)
quicken.
 Moreover, the interest of God’s people must be God’s interest; therefore the psalmist can put his case into God’s hands. Without attempting to answer his enemies, he seeks that God would plead his cause, deliver him from his afflictions, and keep his soul in the energy of life. (Psalm 119:153-160: Divison 20 (Resh) by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

+
154
Plead my cause, and redeemi me: quicken me according to thy *word.

JND Translation Notes

+
i
As Lev. 25.25; Ps. 103.4.