Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
The verse stands within a psalm that magnifies divine law as holy and binding. It is a prayer asking to be held up in harmony with the promised word, in order to truly live and to be kept from disappointment in what is hoped for. That same prayer sets the word and testimonies as the governing standard and guiding counsel for daily conduct. Human advisors are set aside in favor of this higher direction for life.
The verse upholds the sacred character of the law with grave and earnest force. It also announces that worldwide evil has grown to such fullness that divine intervention is certain and near.
The verse stands within a psalm that magnifies divine law as holy and binding. It is a prayer asking to be held up in harmony with the promised word, in order to truly live and to be kept from disappointment in what is hoped for. That same prayer sets the word and testimonies as the governing standard and guiding counsel for daily conduct. Human advisors are set aside in favor of this higher direction for life.
The verse upholds the sacred character of the law with grave and earnest force. It also announces that worldwide evil has grown to such fullness that divine intervention is certain and near.