Psalms 119:145
I have called with my whole heart. Answer me, LORD! I will keep your statutes.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
In Context
144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.
146I have called to you. Save me! I will obey your statutes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 1:15Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit. I have not been drinking wine or strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.
Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people. Pour out your heart before him. God is a refuge for us. Selah.
Psalms 102:1Hear my prayer, LORD! Let my cry come to you.
Psalms 119:10With my whole heart I have sought you. Don’t let me wander from your commandments.
Psalms 119:58I sought your favor with my whole heart. Be merciful to me according to your word.
Psalms 119:115Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:144-145
143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live. These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said ( v. 141 ), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty. Here he finds himself not… Read the whole commentary →