Psalms 119:176
I have wandered away from you like [SIM] a sheep that has become lost; search for me, because I have not forgotten ◄your commands/what you have commanded us►.
Translation for Translators
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
Cross References
Psalms 119:61Wicked people have tried to seize me, like a hunter tries to catch an animal with a net [MET], but I do not forget your laws.
Song of Solomon 1:4Take me quickly; take me to your home. It is as though you are my king; take me into your room. We are very happy [DOU] about you; we say that your love for each other is better than wine. It is not surprising that the other young women adore you.
Jeremiah 31:18I have heard the people of Israel grieving very much and saying to me, ‘You punished us severely, like [SIM] calves are beaten by their owners to train them for pulling a plow. So bring us back to obey/worship you again, because we are ready to return to you, because you alone are Yahweh, our God.
Ezekiel 34:6My people wandered like sheep all over the high hills and mountains. They were scattered all over the earth, and no one searched for them [DOU].
Hosea 4:6It is because my people do not know about me that they will be destroyed. And their not knowing about me is because you priests have refused to teach them about me; so I will no longer allow you to be my priests. You have forgotten the things that I taught you, so I will forget to bless your children.
Matthew 15:24But Jesus said to her, “I have been sent { God has sent me} to help only the Israelite people at this time [SYN]. They are like sheep that have gotten lost [MET] because they do not know the way to heaven.”
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 →