God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:134
134Save me from human oppression so that I may obey your guiding principles.
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 toward me, and have pity on me as you have pledged to do for those who love your name. 133Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me. Save me from human oppression so that I may obey your guiding principles. 135Smile on me, and teach me your laws. 136Streams of tears flow from my eyes because others do not follow your teachings.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:134 word by word
פְּ֭דֵנִי מֵעֹ֣שֶׁק אָדָ֑ם וְ֝אֶשְׁמְרָ֗ה פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:134
- Psalms 119:122Guarantee my well-being. Do not let arrogant people oppress me.
- Psalms 56:1Have pity on me, O God, because people are harassing me. All day long warriors oppress me.
- Psalms 105:43He brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with a song of joy.
- Ezekiel 11:17“So tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will bring them together from the nations and gather them from the countries where I’ve scattered them. I will give them the land of Israel.
- Ezekiel 36:24“ ‘I will take you from the nations and gather you from every country. I will bring you back to your own land.
- Luke 1:74He promised to rescue us from our enemies’ power so that we could serve him without fear
- Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria had peace. The number of people increased as people lived in the fear of the Lord and the comfort of the Holy Spirit.
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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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- 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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