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Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remember the word to Your servant, Upon which You have caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Remember the word to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Remember the word to Thy servant, In which Thou hast made me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Remember the word to Your slave, In which You have made me wait.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Remember [always] the word <i>and</i> promise to Your servant, In which You have made me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember your word to your servant; you have given me hope through it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember Your word to Your servant; You have given me hope through it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />? ZAYIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, Because thou hast made me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't forget your promise to me, your servant. I depend on it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />ZAIN. Remember the word unto thy servant, because thou hast made me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remember the word [you gave] me. Through it you gave me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Remember your promise to me, your servant; it has given me hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember what you said to your servant, by which you caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remember Your word to Your servant, upon which You have given me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />ZAYIN. Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />ZAIN. Remember the word to thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />ZAYIN Remember your word to your servant, because you gave me hope. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[ZAYIN] Remember the word to Your servant, "" On which You have caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Zain. Remember the word to Thy servant, On which Thou hast caused me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Remember the word to thy servant upon which thou didst cause me to hope.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />[ZAIN] Be thou mindful of thy word to thy servant, in which thou hast given me hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:49>ZAIN. Be mindful of your word to your servant, by which you have given me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Remember your word to your servant by which you give me hope. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />ZEN. Remember thy word to thy servant, upon which thou hast made me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Zayin Remember your word to your Servant, in which I have trusted.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Remember the word unto Thy servant, Because Thou hast made me to hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remember thy words to thy servant, wherein thou hast made me hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-49.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15234" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">48</span>I lift up my hands to Your commandments, which I love, and I meditate on Your statutes. <span class="reftext">49</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zə·ḵōr- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">Remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">Your word</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">to Your servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3176.htm" title="3176: yi·ḥal·tā·nî (V-Piel-Perf-2ms:: 1cs) -- To wait, await. A primitive root; to wait; by implication, to be patient, hope.">You have given me hope.</a> </span><span class="reftext">50</span>This is my comfort in affliction, that Your promise has given me life.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-23.htm">Hebrews 10:23</a></span><br />Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-20.htm">2 Corinthians 1:20</a></span><br />For all the promises of God are “Yes” in Christ. And so through Him, our “Amen” is spoken to the glory of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-3.htm">1 Peter 1:3-5</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, / and into an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, reserved in heaven for you, / who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/6-17.htm">Hebrews 6:17-19</a></span><br />So when God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. / Thus by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled to take hold of the hope set before us may be strongly encouraged. / We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-21</a></span><br />Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-24.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:24</a></span><br />The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/1-2.htm">Titus 1:2</a></span><br />in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-13.htm">2 Timothy 2:13</a></span><br />if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Isaiah 40:8</a></span><br />The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-21.htm">Lamentations 3:21-23</a></span><br />Yet I call this to mind, and therefore I have hope: / Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/21-45.htm">Joshua 21:45</a></span><br />Not one of all the LORD’s good promises to the house of Israel had failed; everything was fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-19.htm">Numbers 23:19</a></span><br />God is not a man, that He should lie, or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-11.htm">Isaiah 55:11</a></span><br />so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remember the word to your servant, on which you have caused me to hope.</p><p class="hdg">remember</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-2.htm">Psalm 105:2,42</a></b></br> Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Psalm 106:4,45</a></b></br> Remember me, O LORD, with the favour <i>that thou bearest unto</i> thy people: O visit me with thy salvation; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/8-1.htm">Genesis 8:1</a></b></br> And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that <i>was</i> with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;</p><p class="hdg">upon which</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-43.htm">Psalm 119:43,74,81,147</a></b></br> And take not the word of truth utterly out of my mouth; for I have hoped in thy judgments… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-14.htm">Psalm 71:14</a></b></br> But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-2.htm">2 Samuel 5:2</a></b></br> Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/119-6.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-43.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/119-16.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/111-5.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/119-38.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/119-46.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Fixed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-74.htm">Hope</a> <a href="/psalms/119-58.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/119-52.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/119-50.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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it suggests an active engagement or intervention. In the biblical context, when God "remembers," it often leads to action, such as fulfilling a promise or delivering His people. This plea for God to remember is a call for divine intervention based on His covenant faithfulness.<p><b>Your word</b><br />The term "word" in Hebrew is "דָּבָר" (dabar), which can refer to a spoken word, command, or promise. In the context of <a href="/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, it often refers to God's law, decrees, or promises. The psalmist is invoking the reliability and authority of God's declarations, which are foundational to the believer's faith and practice.<p><b>to Your servant</b><br />The word "servant" is "עֶבֶד" (eved) in Hebrew, denoting one who is in service or subservience to another. In the biblical context, it often refers to someone who is devoted to God, acknowledging His lordship and authority. The psalmist identifies himself as God's servant, emphasizing a relationship of humility and obedience.<p><b>upon which</b><br />This phrase indicates the basis or foundation for the psalmist's hope. It suggests that the hope is not arbitrary but is grounded in something solid and reliable—namely, God's word. The structure of the sentence highlights the dependency of the psalmist's hope on the divine promise.<p><b>You have given me hope</b><br />The Hebrew word for "hope" is "יָחַל" (yachal), which conveys a sense of waiting with expectation. In the biblical narrative, hope is not a passive wish but an active trust in God's future intervention and faithfulness. The psalmist's hope is a confident expectation that God will act according to His word, providing assurance and strength in times of uncertainty.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 49.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remember the word unto thy servant</span>; <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "the word spoken to thy servant." Some special Divine communication made to the writer is perhaps meant. <span class="cmt_word">Upon which</span> (rather, <span class="accented">because</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>thou hast caused me to hope</span> (comp. vers. 74, 81, 147). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-49.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Remember</span><br /><span class="heb">זְכֹר־</span> <span class="translit">(zə·ḵōr-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your word</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Your servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֝֗ל</span> <span class="translit">(‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have given me hope.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽחַלְתָּֽנִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(yi·ḥal·tā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3176.htm">Strong's 3176: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wait, to be patient, hope</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-49.htm">Psalm 119:49 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:49 Remember your word to your servant because (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-48.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:48"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:48" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-50.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:50"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:50" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>