Psalms 119:134
Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
In Context
133My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule over me.
135Thy face cause to shine on Thy servant, And teach me Thy statutes.
Cross References
Psalms 56:13For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!
Psalms 119:122Make sure Thy servant for good, Let not the proud oppress me.
Ezekiel 11:17Therefore say: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And I have assembled you from the peoples, And I have gathered you from the lands, Into which ye have been scattered, And I have given to you the ground of Israel.
Luke 1:74To give to us, without fear, Out of the hand of our enemies having been delivered,
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 →