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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:116 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Uphold
camak (Hebrew #5564)
to prop (literally or figuratively); reflexively, to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense)
KJV usage: bear up, establish, (up-)hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain.
Pronounce: saw-mak'
Origin: a primitive root
me according unto 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'}
, that I may live
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)
: and let me not be ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
e of my hope
seber (Hebrew #7664)
expectation
KJV usage: hope.
Pronounce: say'-ber
Origin: from 7663
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Rom. 5:5• 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. (Rom. 5:5)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Uphold.
Psa. 37:17,24• 17For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the Lord upholdeth the righteous.
 24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. (Psa. 37:17,24)
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Psa. 41:12• 12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. (Psa. 41:12)
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Psa. 63:8• 8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. (Psa. 63:8)
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Psa. 94:18• 18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O Lord, held me up. (Psa. 94:18)
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Isa. 41:10• 10Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isa. 41:10)
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Isa. 42:1• 1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. (Isa. 42:1)
and let me.
Psa. 25:2• 2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me. (Psa. 25:2)
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Isa. 45:17• 17But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. (Isa. 45:17)
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Rom. 5:5• 5And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. (Rom. 5:5)
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Rom. 9:32• 32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone; (Rom. 9:32)
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Rom. 10:11• 11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. (Rom. 10:11)
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1 Peter 2:6• 6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. (1 Peter 2:6)
• He needs not only to be guarded, but kept morally upright—God's strength and grace to sustain him: otherwise the enemy would have the advantage over him; but thus kept be would constantly heed God's commandments. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:73-120” by J.N. Darby)
• As a separate man he can look with confidence to be upheld by God in the presence of evil, so that he may not be put to shame before his opposers by any failure on his part. (“Psalm 119:113-120: Division 15 (Samech)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Uphold me according to thy *word, that I may live; and let me not be ashamed of my hope.