Psalms 119:146
I call out to you; save/rescue me in order that I can continue to obey all ◄your requirements/the things that you have instructed us to do►.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 119:2Yahweh is pleased with those who ◄obey his requirements/do what he has instructed them to do►, those who request him with their entire inner beings to help them to do that.
Psalms 119:134Rescue/Save me from those who oppress me in order that I may obey ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
Titus 2:14He is the one who willingly gave himself ◄ to die/as a sacrifice► on our behalf to set us free from all sinful behavior! He wants ◄us to get rid of all our evil behavior/to make our lives pure► [MET]. He wants us, who are his very own people, to be people who are eager to do what is 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 →