New English Translation
Psalms 119:145
145I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes.”
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
143Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands. 144Your rules remain just. Give me insight so that I can live. ק (Qof) I cried out with all my heart, “Answer me, O Lord! I will observe your statutes.” 146I cried out to you, “Deliver me, so that I can keep your rules.” 147I am up before dawn crying for help. I find hope in your word.
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קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:145
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!
- Psalms 61:1O God, hear my cry for help! Pay attention to my prayer!
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times, you people! Pour out your hearts before him! God is our shelter! (Selah)
- Psalms 86:4Make your servant glad, for to you, O Lord, I pray!
- Psalms 102:1O Lord, hear my prayer! Pay attention to my cry for help!
- Psalms 142:1To the Lord I cry out; to the Lord I plead for mercy.
- 1 Samuel 1:10She was very upset as she prayed to the Lord, and she was weeping uncontrollably.
- Jeremiah 29:13When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,
- Psalms 119:44Then I will keep your law continually now and for all time.
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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