Psalms 119:146
I cry to you: O save me, and I will observe your charges.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145With my whole heart I cry; O answer me. I would keep your statutes, O Lord.
147Before dawn I cry for your help: in your word do I hope.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Happy they who keep his charges, and seek him with all their hearts;
Psalms 119:134Set me free from those who oppress me, and I shall observe your precepts.
Titus 2:14For he gave himself on our behalf, to deliver us from all wickedness, and to purify for himself a people who should be truly his own and eager to do good.
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 →