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Psalms 119:44

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So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.

Read it in context “Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD,…”
Start reading at Psalms 119:41 (Psalms 119:41 to Psalms 119:48). An editorial reading unit, not a claim that the surrounding context stops here. Book background below applies to the shared passage; individual verses may need more specific explanation.

The final collection gathers varied songs, the songs of degrees, and concluding calls to praise. Each psalm should first be read in its own poetic movement.

  1. 119:41 Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word.
  2. 119:42 So shall I have wherewith to answer him that reproacheth me: for I trust in thy word.
  3. 119:43 And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments.
  4. 119:44 So shall I keep thy law continually for ever and ever.
  5. 119:45 And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts.
  6. 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
  7. 119:47 And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
  8. 119:48 My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.

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Cited: Psalms 119:41, Psalms 119:48, Luke 24:44, Acts 2:25, Acts 2:30, Acts 2:31

Who wrote it, and how we know

David and others, including Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, and Moses Named in Scripture
What Scripture saysThe superscriptions name their writers: David most often, and also Asaph, the sons of Korah, Solomon, and Moses. The New Testament quotes psalms as David's words. Psalm 3:1Psalm 90:1Acts 2:25Acts 4:25
Early traditionJewish and Christian tradition preserves the superscriptions as ancient.
What is debatedSome scholars regard certain superscriptions as later additions. The collection was assembled over centuries.

Related passages

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Macro-Structure

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Macro-Structure of Psalms

Psalms is a collection of prayers and songs with multiple attributed writers and many unspecified occasions. Read each psalm as a poetic unit and distinguish a speaker's lament, petition, vow, and praise. The five-book arrangement does not make all psalms one continuous speech.

Psalms 1:1 Psalms 41:13 Psalms 150:6

FocusPrayer, the righteous, and the king

Connection to the wholeThe opening collection brings individual and communal prayer into the setting introduced by Psalms 1 and 2, ending with a doxology.
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FocusDistress, kingship, and praise

Connection to the wholeThe second collection continues varied prayers and songs and closes with royal prayer and a doxology; its individual psalms retain distinct voices and occasions.
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FocusThe sanctuary, the nation, and covenant questions

Connection to the wholeThis collection gives prominent space to communal distress and worship, ending with the tension between the Davidic promise and the king's humiliation.
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FocusThe LORD's reign and Israel's history

Connection to the wholeThese psalms include reflection on human frailty, the LORD's kingship, worship, and Israel's history, and close with a doxology.
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Book V
Psalms 107:1–150:6 You are here · 119:44

FocusThanksgiving, pilgrimage, and concluding praise

Connection to the wholeThe final collection gathers varied songs, the songs of degrees, and concluding calls to praise. Each psalm should first be read in its own poetic movement.
interpretation

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