God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:94
94I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles.
Psalms 119:94 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am thine, save me; for I have sought thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:94
92If your teachings had not made me happy, then I would have died in my misery. 93I will never forget your guiding principles, because you gave me a new life through them. I am yours. Save me, because I have searched for your guiding principles. 95The wicked people have waited for me in order to destroy me, ⌞yet⌟ I want to understand your written instructions. 96I have seen a limit to everything else, ⌞but⌟ your commandments have no limit.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:94 word by word
לְֽךָ־אֲ֭נִי הוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִי כִּ֖י פִקּוּדֶ֣יךָ דָרָֽשְׁתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:94
- Psalms 86:2Protect me, because I am faithful ⌞to you⌟. Save your servant who trusts you. You are my God.
- Joshua 10:4“Come, help me destroy Gibeon because it has made peace with Joshua and the people of Israel.”
- Isaiah 41:8“But you are my servant Israel, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the descendant of Abraham, my dear friend.
- Isaiah 44:2The Lord made you, formed you in the womb, and will help you. This is what the Lord says: Don’t be afraid, my servant Jacob, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 64:8But now, Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are our potter. We are the work of your hands.
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is with you. He is a hero who saves you. He happily rejoices over you, renews you with his love, and celebrates over you with shouts of joy.
- Acts 27:23I know this because an angel from the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood by me last night.
- Psalms 119:27Help me understand your guiding principles so that I may reflect on your miracles.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 94I am thine, save me - He who can say this need fear no evil. In all trials, temptations, dangers, afflictions, persecutions, I am thine. Thy enemies wish to destroy me! Lord, look to thy servant; thy servant looks to thee. O how sovereign is such a word against all the evils of life! I am Thine! therefore save thine Own!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 94I am thine - All that he had, and was, belonged to God. This is an expression of a fact, and of a purpose: a fact about which he had no doubt; a purpose ever to be the Lord‘s. This is indicative of the real state of feeling in the heart of a pious man. He feels that he is the Lord‘s; he has no other desire than to be his forever. Save me - Deliver me from my enemies; from sin; from hell. As he belonged to God, he prayed that God would save and preserve…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 89-96Lamedh (ל) is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The stability of God’s wisdom gives understanding. God’s word provides order and a framework for living, even when under pressure from adversaries.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 92-9492-94. Hence the pious are encouraged and inclined to seek a knowledge of it, and persevere amidst the efforts of those planning and waiting to destroy them. my delights--plural, not merely delight, but equal to all other delights.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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