Psa 119:173-176 - Commentary

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Text -- Psalms 119:173-176 (NET)

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119:173 May your hand help me, for I choose to obey your precepts. 119:174 I long for your deliverance, O Lord; I find delight in your law. 119:175 May I live and praise you! May your regulations help me! 119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands.

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NET Notes: Psa 119:173 The words “to obey” are not in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons and for clarity.

NET Notes: Psa 119:175 God’s regulations will “help” the psalmist by giving him moral and ethical guidance.

NET Notes: Psa 119:176 Heb “I stray like a lost sheep.” It is possible that the point of the metaphor is vulnerability: The psalmist, who is threatened by his en...

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