Psalms 119:134
Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
In Context
133My steps, direct thou by thy word, and let no iniquity, have dominion over me.
135Thy face, light thou up on thy servant, and teach me thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 56:13For thou hast rescued my soul from death, Wilt thou not [rescue] my feet from stumbling? That I may walk to and fro, before God, In the light of life.
Psalms 119:122Be thou surety for thy servant for good, Let not insolent men oppress me.
Ezekiel 11:17Therefore say, Thus saith My Lord Yahweh, Therefore will I assemble you from among the peoples, And gather you out of the lands wherein ye have been dispersed,- And will give you the soil of Israel.
Luke 1:74without fear, from the hand of enemies rescued, to be rendering divine service unto him,
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 →