Psalms 119:146
I have called to thee. Save me, and I shall observe thy testimonies.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, O LORD. I will keep thy statutes.
147I anticipated the dawning of the morning, and cried. I hoped in thy words.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, that seek him with the whole heart.
Psalms 119:134Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe thy precepts.
Titus 2:14who gave himself for us, so that he might redeem us from all lawlessness, and purify to himself a special people, a zealot of good works.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:146-147
19. KOPH. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. Here we have, I. David's good prayers, by which he sought to God for mercy; these he mentions here, not as boasting of them, or trusting to any merit in them, but reflecting upon them with comfort, that he had taken the appointed way to comfort. Observe here, 1. That he was inward with God in prayer; he prayed with his heart, and prayer is acceptable no further… Read the whole commentary →