Psalms 119:146
I have called Thee, save me, and I will observe Thy testimonies.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145KOPH. I have called with my whole heart; answer me, O LORD; I will keep Thy statutes.
147I rose early at dawn, and cried; I hoped in Thy word.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Happy are they that keep His testimonies, that seek Him with the whole heart.
Psalms 119:134Redeem me from the oppression of man, and I will observe Thy precepts.
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 →