Psalms 119:176
I have gone out of the way like a wandering sheep; make search for your servant; for I keep your teachings ever in mind.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
In Context
175Give life to my soul so that it may give you praise; and let your decisions be my support.
Cross References
Psalms 119:61The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.
Song of Solomon 1:4Take me to you, and we will go after you: the king has taken me into his house. We will be glad and full of joy in you, we will give more thought to your love than to wine: rightly are they your lovers.
Jeremiah 31:18Certainly Ephraim's words of grief have come to my ears, You have given me training and I have undergone it like a young cow unused to the yoke: let me be turned and come back, for you are the Lord my God.
Ezekiel 34:6And my sheep went out of the way, wandering through all the mountains and on every high hill: my sheep went here and there over all the face of the earth; and no one was troubled about them or went in search of them.
Hosea 4:6Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
Matthew 15:24But he made answer and said, I was sent only to the wandering sheep of the house of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:176
175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me. David's heart is still upon praising God; and therefore, 1. He prays that God would give him time to praise him: " Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee, that is, let my life be prolonged, that I may live to thy glory." The reason why a good man desires to live is that he may praise God in the land of the living, and do something to his honour. Not, "Let me live and serve my country, live and provide for my family;" but, "Let me… Read the whole commentary →