Psalms 119:116 meaning and explanation

Sustain me as You promised, that I may live; let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Psalms 119:116, Berean Standard Bible

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The speaker is the psalmist, a servant of God who has just asked the Lord to be his hiding place and shield (verse 114). Here he prays for sustaining grace, asking God to hold him up according to His promise so that he may live, and that his hope may not end in shame.

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