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Psalms 119:145
145I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees.
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
143As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. 144Your laws are always right; help me to understand them so I may live. I pray with all my heart; answer me, Lord! I will obey your decrees. 146I cry out to you; rescue me, that I may obey your laws. 147I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.
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קָרָ֣אתִי בְכָל־לֵ֭ב עֲנֵ֥נִי יְהוָ֗ה חֻקֶּ֥יךָ אֶצֹּֽרָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:145
- Psalms 119:10I have tried hard to find you— don’t let me wander from your commands.
- Psalms 61:1O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer!
- Psalms 62:8O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge. Interlude
- Psalms 86:4Give me happiness, O Lord, for I give myself to you.
- Psalms 102:1Lord, hear my prayer! Listen to my plea!
- Psalms 142:1I cry out to the Lord; I plead for the Lord’s mercy.
- 1 Samuel 1:10Hannah was in deep anguish, crying bitterly as she prayed to the Lord.
- Jeremiah 29:13If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
- Psalms 119:44I will keep on obeying your instructions 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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