Psalms 119:146
I have cried out unto thee, oh save me, That I may keep thy testimonies.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145[KOPH.] I have cried out with all my heart, answer me, O Yahweh; Thy statutes, will I observe.
147I forestalled the twilight, and cried for help, For thy word, I waited.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2How happy they who observe his testimonies, with a whole heart, they seek him.
Psalms 119:134Set me free from the oppression of man, so will I keep thy precepts.
Titus 2:14Who gave himself up in our behalf, that he might redeem us from all manner of lawlessness, and purify for himself a people as his own treasure—zealous of noble works.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:146-147
19. KOPH. 145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord : I will keep thy statutes. 146 I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies. Here we have, I. David's good prayers, by which he sought to God for mercy; these he mentions here, not as boasting of them, or trusting to any merit in them, but reflecting upon them with comfort, that he had taken the appointed way to comfort. Observe here, 1. That he was inward with God in prayer; he prayed with his heart, and prayer is acceptable no further… Read the whole commentary →