American Standard Version
Psalms 119:134
134Redeem me from the oppression of man:So will I observe thy precepts.
Psalms 119:134 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Deliver me from the oppression of man: so will I keep thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)Redeem me from human oppression, that I may obey your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Redeem me from man's oppression, that I may keep your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Redeem me from the oppression of man, That I may keep Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:134
132Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me, As thou usest to do unto those that love thy name. 133Establish my footsteps in thy word; And let not any iniquity have dominion over me. Redeem me from the oppression of man: So will I observe thy precepts. 135Make thy face to shine upon thy servant; And teach me thy statutes. 136Streams of water run down mine eyes, Because they observe not thy law. צ TSADHE.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:134 word by word
פְּ֭דֵנִי מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק אָדָ֑ם וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:134
- Psalms 119:122Be surety for thy servant for good: Let not the proud oppress me.
- Psalms 56:1Be merciful unto me, O God; for man would swallow me up: All the day long he fighting oppresseth me.
- Psalms 105:43And he brought forth his people with joy, Andhis chosen with singing.
- Ezekiel 11:17Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
- Ezekiel 36:24For I will take you from among the nations, and gather you out of all the countries, and will bring you into your own land.
- Luke 1:74To grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Should serve him without fear,
- Acts 9:31So the church throughout all Judæa and Galilee and Samaria had peace, being edified; and, walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, was multiplied.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:134
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 134Deliver me from the oppression of man - From constraint on the part of man, so that I may be free to act as I please. Give me true religious liberty, and let me not be under any compulsion or constraint. The word rendered “deliver” is that which is usually rendered “redeem.” It is used here in the large sense of deliverance; and the prayer is an expression of what the true friends of religion have always sought, desired, and demanded - “freedom” of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 129-136Verses 129-136 The wonders of redeeming love will fix the heart in adoration of them. The Scriptures show us what we were, what we are, and what we shall be. They show us the mercy and the justice of the Lord, the joys of heaven, and the pains of hell. Thus they give to the simple, in a few days, understanding of those matters, which philosophers for ages sought in vain. The believer, wearied with the cares of life and his conflicts with sin, pants for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 129-136Pe (פ) is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist prays earnestly for God to speak to him as he suffers from his adversities.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 131-135131-135. An ardent desire (compare Psa 56:1, 2) for spiritual enlightening, establishment in a right course, deliverance from the wicked, and evidence of God's favor is expressed I opened my mouth, and panted--as a traveller in a hot desert pants for the cooling breeze (Psa 63:1; 84:2).Read the comment
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- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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