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Psalms 119:134
134Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments.
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
132Come and show me your mercy, as you do for all who love your name. 133Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. Ransom me from the oppression of evil people; then I can obey your commandments. 135Look upon me with love; teach me your decrees. 136Rivers of tears gush from my eyes because people disobey your instructions.
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 119:122Please guarantee a blessing for me. Don’t let the arrogant oppress me!
- Psalms 56:1O God, have mercy on me, for people are hounding me. My foes attack me all day long.
- Psalms 105:43So he brought his people out of Egypt with joy, his chosen ones with rejoicing.
- Ezekiel 11:17I, the Sovereign Lord, will gather you back from the nations where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.’
- Ezekiel 36:24For I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.
- Luke 1:74We have been rescued from our enemies so we can serve God without fear,
- Acts 9:31The church then had peace throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, and it became stronger as the believers lived in the fear of the Lord. And with the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it also grew in numbers.
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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