Psalms 119:176
I have strayed like a wandering sheep, O seek thy servant, For, thy commandments, have I not forgotten.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
175Let my soul live, that it may praise thee, So shall thy regulation help me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:61The meshes of the lawless, have surrounded me, Thy law, have I not forgotten.
Song of Solomon 1:4[SHE] Draw me! [THEY] After thee, will we run! [SHE] The king, hath brought me, into his chambers. [THEY] We will exult and rejoice in thee, we will mention thy caresses, beyond wine, Sincerely they love thee.
Jeremiah 31:18I have, heard, Ephraim bemoaning himself, Thou hast chastised me and I have been chastised, Like a bullock, not broken in, Suffer me to return that I may return, For thou, art Yahweh my God.
Ezekiel 34:6My sheep did wander through all the mountains, And over every high hill,- And over all the face of the land, were my sheep scattered, And there was none to inquire And none to seek out.
Hosea 4:6My people, are destroyed, for lack of knowledge,—Because, thou, hast rejected knowledge, therefore will I reject thee from ministering as priest unto me, and, because thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I also, will forget thy children.
Matthew 15:24But, he, answering, said, I was not sent forth, save unto 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 →