Psalms 119:146

I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
cried	קְרָאתִ֥יךָ ke.ra.Ti.cha	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
save	הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי ho.shi.'E.ni	H3467	properly · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
keep	וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה ve.'esh.me.Rah	H8104	properly · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
testimonies	עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ 'e.do.Tei.kha	H5713	testimony · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:134 Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Judges 10:15-16 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray t…
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
Titus 3:4-8 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:145-146

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 than the heart goes along with it. Lip-labour, if that be all, is lost labour. 2. He was importunate with God in prayer; he cried, as one in earnest, with fervour of affection and a holy vehemence and vigour of desire. He cried with his whole heart; all the powers of his soul were not only engaged and employed, but exerted to the utmo…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:146

I cried unto thee; save me,.... In his distress he cried and prayed to the Lord; and this was a principal and leading petition, that he would "save" him out of all his troubles and afflictions, and out of the hands of all his enemies; and with a temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation which he knew he was able to do, and none else; and I shall keep thy testimonies; such salvation will affect my heart, and the sense of it influence and engage me to have the utmost regard to the word of God, its truths and doctrines, precepts and ordinances, so as carefully to observe them.

John Calvin on Psalms 119:145-152

Psalm 119:145-152 145. q I have cried with my whole heart; answer me, O Jehovah! and I will keep thy statutes. 146. q I have called upon thee; save me, and I will keep thy testimonies. 147. q I have prevented the twilight, [19] and have cried: I have looked up to thy word. 148. q My eyes have prevented the night-watches, to meditate upon thy word. 149. q Hear my yoke, O Jehovah! According to thy mercy, quicken me according to thy judgment. 150. q The pursuers of malice have drawn near; they have departed from thy law. 151. q Thou, O Jehovah! art near; and all thy commandments are truth. 152. q I have known from thy testimonies from the beginning that thou hast established them for ever. 14…

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The Church Fathers

"I have called, save me" (ver. 146) or as some copies, both Greek and Latin, have it "I have called to Thee." But what is, "I have called to Thee," save that by calling I have invoked Thee? But when he had said, "save me;" what did he add? "And I will keep Thy testimonies:" that is, that I may not, through infirmity, deny Thee. For the health of the soul causeth that to be done which it is known to be our duty to do, and thus in striving even to the death of the body, if the extremity of temptation demand this in defence of the truth of the divine testimonies: but where there is not health of the soul, weakness yieldeth, and truth is deserted ...
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:146

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:145-146

John Gill on Psalms 119:146

John Calvin on Psalms 119:145-152

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:146

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:145-146

John Gill on Psalms 119:146

John Calvin on Psalms 119:145-152

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:145-152

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:145-152