Psalms 119:176 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. ”

Psalms 119:176 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep - A sheep that has wandered away from its fold, and is without a protector. Compare Isaiah 53:6 ; Matthew 10:6 ; Matthew 15:24 ; Matthew 18:12 ; Luke 15:...
Psalms 119:176 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

I have (e) gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. (e) Being chased to and fro by my enemies, and having no place to rest in.
Psalms 119:176 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXIX. Praise of the Law. This is the longest and most artificial Ps. in the whole collection. It is divided into twenty-two strophes, each beginning with one of the twenty-two letters of the Heb. a...
Psalms 119:176 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

lost . perishing. Compare Matthew 18:11 ; Luke 19:10 .
Psalms 119:176 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

176. I have wandered like a lost sheep. He is not to be understood as here confessing his sins, — an opinion erroneously held by many, — as if he had been drawn into the trails of Satan; for...
Psalms 119:176 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. I have gone astray like a lost sheep - A sheep, when it has once lost the flock, strays in such a manner...
Psalms 119:176 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I have gone astray, &c.— "I have wandered like a sheep which is lost, driven from place to place during these tedious persecutions;" seek thy servant; that is, "Be thou pleased, like a care...
Psalms 119:176 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. I have gone astray like a lost sheep: seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments - Th...
Psalms 119:176 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The longest Ps. and the best example of an alphabetical Ps. There are in it twenty-two stanzas; each of the 8 vv. of each stanza commences with the same Hebrew letter. The subject is practically the...
Psalms 119:176 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep. — It would be in accordance with a true religious character that even at the end of a long protestation of obedience to the Divine law the psalmist should conf...
Psalms 119:176 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:1-176 IT is lost labour to seek for close continuity or progress in this psalm. One thought pervades it-the surpassing excellence of the Law; and the beauty and power of the psalm lie i...
Psalms 119:176 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Any dealing with this psalm must necessarily be general and not particular. It has been called the psalm of the Law, not inaccurately; but the term, "The Law," should be understood in its widest sign...
Psalms 119:176 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

TAU. There is but little variation in this portion from the former. Jesus taught his disciples, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint, Luke 18:1 ; and here he sets the example. I do not t...
Psalms 119:176 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep ,.... In desert places, as it is the nature of sheep to do o. A sheep he was, a sheep of Christ, given him by the Father; known by him, and that knew him; knew h...
Psalms 119:176 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Ver. 176. I have gone astray, &c. ] And of myself shall never return. Seek thy servant ] Do all...
Psalms 119:176 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I have gone astray like a lost sheep I have too often swerved from the path of thy precepts, through my own infirmity, or the power of temptation. Seek thy servant As the shepherd doth his wander...
Psalms 119:176 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments. Here is, 1. A penitent confession: I have gone astray, or wander up and down, lik...
Psalms 119:176 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

I have gone astray like a lost sheep: this is meant either, 1. Of sinful errors. I have too often swerved from the path of thy precepts through mine own infirmity, or the power of temptation. Or,...
Psalms 119:176 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION 1. Date and authorship. Some ascribe the authorship to “David, before his accession to the kingdom, in exile and peril ( Psalms 119:9 ; Psalms 119:23 ; Psalms 119:46 ; Psalms 119:141...
Psalms 119:176 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:176 I. Like all true prayer, the text begins with confession. It describes our condition as it is in God's sight; it penetrates to the heart, and shows us whence it is that sin flows, w...
Psalms 119:176 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

That David was the author of this psalm, no one ever doubted. It is divided into twenty two octo-distichs, having a letter of the Hebrew alphabet at the head of each distich; and the couplets are mos...
Psalms 119:176 - The Biblical Illustrator

Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord: give me understanding according to Thy Word. A model prayer I. The earnestness it breathes. “Let my cry come near before Thee, O Lord.” This prayer is...
Psalms 119:176 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is an "alphabetic psalm" of a more stringent character than any other. It consists of twenty-two stanzas, each of eight verses, every verse in each stanza beginning with its own...
Psalms 119:176 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Tau. Concluding Appeal.
Psalms 119:176 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:25 ; Ezekiel 34:16 ; Ezekiel 34:6 ; Galatians 4:9 ; Hosea 4:6 ; Isaiah 53:6 ; James 1:17 ; Jeremiah 31:18 ; John 10:16 ; Luke 15:4-7 ; Luke 19:10 ; Matthew 10:6 ; Matthew 15:24...

Psalms 119:176 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 119:176 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 119:176 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 119:176 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:176 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 119:176 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 119:176 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 119:176 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 119:176 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 119:176 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge