Psalms 119:134
Deliver me from the oppression of man, and I will observe thy precepts.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
In Context
133My steps establish thou through thy promise, and suffer not any wrong to have dominion over me.
135Let thy face shine upon thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 56:13(56:14) For thou hast delivered my soul from death—yea, behold, my feet from slipping, that I may walk before God in the light of the life.
Psalms 119:122Protect thy servant for good: let not the presumptuous oppress me.
Ezekiel 11:17Therefore say, Thus hath said the Lord Eternal, I will both gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries whether ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:134
133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Here David prays for two great spiritual blessings, and is, in this verse, as earnest for the good work of God in him as, in the verse before, for the good-will of God towards him. He prays, 1. For direction in the paths of duty: " Order my steps in thy word; having led me into the right way, let every step I take in that way be under the guidance of thy grace." We ought to walk by rule; all the motions of the soul must not only be… Read the whole commentary →