Psalms 119:134
Redeem me from the oppression of man, so I will observe your precepts.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
In Context
133Establish my footsteps in your word. Don’t let any iniquity have dominion over me.
135Make your face shine on your servant. Teach me your statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 56:13For you have delivered my soul from death, and prevented my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the living.
Psalms 119:122Ensure your servant’s well-being. Don’t let the proud oppress me.
Ezekiel 11:17“Therefore say, ‘The Lord GOD says: “I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”
Luke 1:74to grant to us that we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, should serve him without fear,
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 →