Psalms 119:146
My cry has gone up to you; take me out of trouble, and I will be guided by your unchanging word.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145KOPH I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.
147Before the sun is up, my cry for help comes to your ear; my hope is in your words.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.
Psalms 119:134Make me free from the cruel rule of man; then I will keep your orders.
Titus 2:14Who gave himself for us, so that he might make us free from all wrongdoing, and make for himself a people clean in heart and on fire with 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 →