Psalms 119:176
I have wandered off like a lost sheep; 1 seek your servant, 1 for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Unlocked Literal Bible
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
175May I live and praise you, 1 and may your righteous decrees help me. 1
Cross References
Psalms 119:61The cords of the wicked have ensnared me; 1 I have not forgotten your law. 1
Song of Solomon 1:4Take me with you, and we will run. The woman speaking to herself 1 The king has brought me into his rooms. The woman speaking to the man 1 We are glad; We rejoice about you; 1 let us celebrate your love; it is better than wine. 1 It is natural for the other women to adore you. The woman speaking to the other women 1
Jeremiah 31:18“I have certainly heard Ephraim sorrowing, 'You punished me, and I have been punished like an untrained calf. 1 Bring me back and I will be brought back, for you are Yahweh my God. 1
Ezekiel 34:6My flock strays on all of the mountains and on every high hill, and it is dispersed over the entire surface of the earth. Yet no one is searching for them.
Hosea 4:6My people are being destroyed because of the lack of knowledge. 1 Because you priests have rejected knowledge, 1 I will also reject you as priests to me. 1 Because you have forgotten my law, although I am your God, 1 I also will forget your children. 1
Matthew 15:24But Jesus answered and said, “I was not sent to anyone except to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
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 →