Psalms 119:146

146 I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

Psalms 119:146 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:146

I cried unto thee; save me
In his distress he cried and prayed to the Lord; and this was a principal and leading petition, that he would "save" him out of all his troubles and afflictions, and out of the hands of all his enemies; and with a temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation which he knew he was able to do, and none else;

and I shall keep thy testimonies;
such salvation will affect my heart, and the sense of it influence and engage me to have the utmost regard to the word of God, its truths and doctrines, precepts and ordinances, so as carefully to observe them.

Psalms 119:146 In-Context

144 The righteousness of thy testimonies [is] everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.

145 KOPH. I cried with [my] whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.

146 I cried to thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.

147 I came before the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in thy word.

148 My eyes anticipated the [night] watches, that I might meditate in thy word.