Psalms 119:145
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
In Context
144Thy testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, and I shall live.
146I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:15And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before LORD.
Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, ye people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, O LORD, and let my cry come to thee.
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart I have sought thee. O let me not wander from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:58I entreated thy favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to thy word.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, ye evil-doers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:144-145
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said ( v. 141 ), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty. Here he finds himself not… Read the whole commentary →