The Meaning of Psalms 119:77 Explained

Psalms 119:77

KJV: Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.

YLT: Meet me do Thy mercies, and I live, For Thy law is my delight.

Darby: Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; for thy law is my delight.

ASV: Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Let thy tender mercies  come  unto me, that I may live:  for thy law  [is] my delight. 

What does Psalms 119:77 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 119:65-80 - Profiting From Affliction
Before I was afflicted, I went astray; it is good for me that I have been afflicted; thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. Here is the far-off interest of our tears. God measures out our sorrows and the trials which cause them. But our condition requires the stern and bitter regimen. The stone must be cut by the lapidary. The heavy clouds, with their drenching showers, must hang over the landscape. The fire must cleanse the metal. If need be, ye suffer heaviness through many temptations. Yes, there is a need-be, and only if need be, for He doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. It is His strange work, Isaiah 28:21. The very least and the very greatest sorrows that befall us are provided, or permitted, by his unspeakable love. If we be without chastisement, whereof all children are partakers, then are we bastard and not sons, Hebrews 12:8. But amid the affliction, his loving-kindness always waits upon our comfort, Psalms 119:76. "God, that comforteth those that are cast down," says the Apostle, "comforted us by the coming of Titus," 2 Corinthians 7:6. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 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

What do the individual words in Psalms 119:77 mean?

Let come to me Your tender mercies that I may live for Your law [is] my delight
יְבֹא֣וּנִי רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה כִּי־ תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי

יְבֹא֣וּנִי  Let  come  to  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, first person common singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
רַחֲמֶ֣יךָ  Your  tender  mercies 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: רַחַם 
Sense: womb.
וְאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה  that  I  may  live 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular
Root: חָיָה  
Sense: to live, have life, remain alive, sustain life, live prosperously, live for ever, be quickened, be alive, be restored to life or health.
תֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗  Your  law  [is] 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: תֹּורָה  
Sense: law, direction, instruction.
שַֽׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי  my  delight 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: שַׁעֲשׁוּעִים  
Sense: delight, enjoyment.