Psalms 119:176

119:175 Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee; and let thy judgments help me.

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

KJV

I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.

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 your servant; for I do not forget your commandments.

What does Psalms 119:176 mean?

Psalms 119:176 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּעָה (tâʻâh), אָבַד (ʼâbad), שֶׂה (seh).

Hebrew interlinear

have

gone

astrayתָּעָהtâʻâh/taw-aw'/H8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both

lostאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)

sheep;שֶׂהseh/seh/H7716a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat

seekבָּקַשׁbâqash/baw-kash'/H1245to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after

thy

servant;עֶבֶדʻebed/eh'-bed/H5650a servant

for

not

forgetשָׁכַחshâkach/shaw-kakh'/H7911to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention

thy

commandments.מִצְוָהmitsvâh/mits-vaw'/H4687a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)

Topics

Prayer Sheep Sin (1)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:176.

1 Samuel 9:3

And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

Deuteronomy 8:11

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

Deuteronomy 8:19

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

Genesis 37:15

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:176 say?

Psalms 119:176 (King James Version) reads: "I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments."

Is Psalms 119:176 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:176 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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