God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:145
145I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O Lord. I want to obey your laws.
Psalms 119:145 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will keep thy statutes.
- New International Version (NIV)I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord, and I will obey your decrees.
- English Standard Version (ESV)With my whole heart I cry; answer me, O Lord! I will keep your statutes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O Lord! I will keep Your statutes.
Context of Psalms 119:145
143Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments ⌞still⌟ make me happy. 144Your written instructions are always right. Help me understand ⌞them⌟ so that I will live. I have called out with all my heart. Answer me, O Lord. I want to obey your laws. 146I have called out. Save me, so that I can obey your written instructions. 147I got up before dawn, and I cried out for help. My hope is based on your word.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:145 word by word
קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:145
- Psalms 119:10I wholeheartedly searched for you. Do not let me wander away from your commandments.
- Psalms 61:1Listen to my cry for help, O God. Pay attention to my prayer.
- Psalms 62:8Trust him at all times, you people. Pour out your hearts in his presence. God is our refuge. Selah
- Psalms 86:4Give me joy, O Lord, because I lift my soul to you.
- Psalms 102:1O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my cry for help come to you.
- Psalms 142:1Loudly, I cry to the Lord. Loudly, I plead with the Lord for mercy.
- 1 Samuel 1:10Though she was resentful, she prayed to the Lord while she cried.
- Jeremiah 29:13When you look for me, you will find me. When you wholeheartedly seek me,
- Psalms 119:44I will follow your teachings forever and ever.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:145
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 145I cried with my whole heart - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Koph (ק q ), answering to our letter “k.” The expression “I cried with my whole heart” means that he did it earnestly, fervently. He had no divided wishes when he prayed. Not always is this so, even with good people. They sometimes offer a form of prayer, that they may be spiritually-minded, when their hearts are intensely worldly, and they would be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 145-148I rise and anticipate translate the same Hebrew verb.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 145-149145-149. An intelligent devotion is led by divine promises and is directed to an increase of gracious affections, arising from a contemplation of revealed truth.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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