Salmos 119:109

109 Mi vida pende de un hilo,^[a]pero no me olvido de tu ley.

Salmos 119:109 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:109

My soul [is] continually in my hand
In the utmost jeopardy, always exposed to danger, ever delivered unto death; killed all the day long, or liable to be so: this is the sense of the phrase; see ( Judges 12:3 ) ( 1 Samuel 19:5 ) ; for what is in a man's hands may easily fall, or be taken out of them: so the Targum,

``my soul is in danger upon the back of my hands continually;''

the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Arabic versions, read, "in thy hands"; but wrongly;

yet do I not forget thy law;
it was written on his heart, and fixed in his mind; he had a true affection for it, and a hearty desire to keep it; and no danger could divert him from his duty; as Daniel, though he carried his life in his hand, yet continued to pray to his God as usual; nor could anything move the Apostle Paul from the doctrine of the Gospel, and preaching it.

Salmos 119:109 In-Context

107 SEÑOR, es mucho lo que he sufrido;dame vida conforme a tu palabra.

108 SEÑOR, acepta la ofrenda que brota de mis labios;enséñame tus juicios.

109 Mi vida pende de un hilo,pero no me olvido de tu ley.

110 Los impíos me han tendido una trampa,pero no me aparto de tus preceptos.

111 Tus estatutos son mi herencia permanente;son el regocijo de mi corazón.

Footnotes

• [a]. "pende de un hilo" . Lit. "está siempre en mi puño" .