KJV ORIGINAL
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is what comforts me in my suffering: your word has given me life.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is saying that God's word brings comfort and renewed life during times of pain and hardship.
📚 Historical Context
Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible and is an elaborate poem celebrating God's law and word. It was likely written during or after the Babylonian exile when the Jewish people were suffering and needed to remember God's faithfulness. Each section of this acrostic poem corresponds to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet, showing the completeness of God's word.
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