Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.
This verse belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law. Its terms for testimonies, judgments, and ordinances present God's word as the true counsel and rule for life. That counsel and rule stands above human advice.
It prays for God to let the soul live so that it will praise Him, and for His judgments to help, since His ordinances give life and the living soul responds with praise. It stands together with longing for God's salvation and delight in His law. It stands together with taking His testimonies as an everlasting heritage and the rejoicing of the heart. Knowledge received through God's word produces this experience of a living soul that praises God and is helped by His judgments.
This verse belongs to a psalm that exalts God's law. Its terms for testimonies, judgments, and ordinances present God's word as the true counsel and rule for life. That counsel and rule stands above human advice.
It prays for God to let the soul live so that it will praise Him, and for His judgments to help, since His ordinances give life and the living soul responds with praise. It stands together with longing for God's salvation and delight in His law. It stands together with taking His testimonies as an everlasting heritage and the rejoicing of the heart. Knowledge received through God's word produces this experience of a living soul that praises God and is helped by His judgments.