Psalms 119:50

Context

119:50 This¹ is what comforts me in my trouble,

for your promise revives me.²

Psalms 119:123

Context

119:123 My eyes grow tired as I wait for your deliverance,³

for your reliable promise to be fulfilled.⁴

[119:50] ¹tn The demonstrative “this” refers back to the hope just mentioned or forward to the statement in the second line concerning the promise’s power to revive. See the note on the word “me” at the end of the verse for further discussion.

[119:50] ²tn The hope generated by the promise (see v. 49b) brings comfort because (note “for” at the beginning of the line) the promise revives the psalmist’s spirits. Another option is to take כִּי (ki) at the beginning of the second line in the sense of “that,” in which case “this” refers to the promise’s power to revive.

[119:123] ³tn Heb “my eyes fail for your deliverance.” The psalmist has intently kept his eyes open, looking for God to intervene, but now his eyes are watery and bloodshot, impairing his vision. See the similar phrase in v. 82.

[119:123] ⁴tn Heb “and for the word of your faithfulness.”