Psalms 119:146
I have called Thee, save Thou me, And I do keep Thy testimonies.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.
In Context
145[Koph.] I have called with the whole heart, Answer me, O Jehovah, Thy statutes I keep,
147I have gone forward in the dawn, and I cry, For Thy word I have hoped.
Cross References
Psalms 119:2O the happiness of those keeping His testimonies, With the whole heart they seek Him.
Psalms 119:134Ransom me from the oppression of man, And I observe Thy precepts,
Titus 2:14who did give himself for us, that he might ransom us from all lawlessness, and might purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good 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 →