New King James Version
Psalms 119:94
94I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts.
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 Living Translation (NLT)I am yours; rescue me! For I have worked hard at obeying your commandments.
Context of Psalms 119:94
92Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. 93I will never forget Your precepts, For by them You have given me life. I am Yours, save me; For I have sought Your precepts. 95The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies. 96I have seen the consummation of all perfection, But Your commandment is exceedingly broad.
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 86:2Preserve my life, for I am holy; You are my God; Save Your servant who trusts in You!
- Joshua 10:4“Come up to me and help me, that we may attack Gibeon, for it has made peace with Joshua and with the children of Israel.”
- Isaiah 41:8“But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, The descendants of Abraham My friend.
- Isaiah 44:2Thus says the Lord who made you And formed you from the womb, who will help you: ‘Fear not, O Jacob My servant; And you, Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
- Isaiah 64:8But now, O Lord, You are our Father; We are the clay, and You our potter; And all we are the work of Your hand.
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
- Acts 27:23For there stood by me this night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve,
- Psalms 119:27Make me understand the way of Your precepts; So shall I meditate on Your wonderful works.
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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