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Izhibhalo Ezingcwele
IiNdumiso 119:134
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Concordances:
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- InternationalBible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 119:122, Psalms 56:1, Psalms 56:2, Psalms 56:13, Psalms 105:43-45, Ezekiel 11:17-20, Ezekiel 36:24-27, Luke 1:74, Luke 1:75, Acts 9:31
Reciprocal: Genesis 32:11 - Deliver Psalms 119:146 - and I shall keep
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Deliver me from the oppression of man,.... Of any man, of proud and haughty men, as in Psalms 119:122; the psalmist always desired rather to fall into the hands of God than into the hands of wicked men, whose tender mercies are cruel. Some render it, "from the oppression of Adam", as Jarchi observes; and Arama interprets it of the sin of Adam, and as a prayer to be delivered or redeemed from it; as the Lord's people are by the blood of Christ: Jarchi understands it of the evil imagination or corruption of nature, which oppresses men; which sense Arama also makes mention of;
so will I keep thy precepts: being delivered out of the hands of wicked men, and free from their snares and temptations; see Psalms 119:115 Luke 1:74.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Deliver me from the oppression of man - From constraint on the part of man, so that I may be free to act as I please. Give me true religious liberty, and let me not be under any compulsion or constraint. The word rendered “deliver” is that which is usually rendered “redeem.” It is used here in the large sense of deliverance; and the prayer is an expression of what the true friends of religion have always sought, desired, and demanded - “freedom” of opinion - the richest blessing which man can enjoy.
So will I keep thy precepts - My heart inclines to that; I desire it; and, if suffered to act without constraint, I will do it. As it is the purpose and the wish of my soul, I pray that all hindrances to the free exercise of my religion may be removed. How often has this prayer been offered in times of persecution! By how many million of the dwellers on the earth might it even now be offered! What a blessing it is to those who are free from oppressive laws, that they are permitted to carry out the wishes of their hearts, and to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience, with none to molest them or make them afraid.
