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Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, for I have not forgotten your commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have wandered about like a lost sheep; search for Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant, For I do not forget Thy commandments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wander like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I wander like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I do not forget Your commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; For I do not forget thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I am your servant, but I have wandered away like a lost sheep. Please come after me, because I have not forgotten your teachings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have wandered away like a lost lamb. Search for me, because I have never forgotten your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I wander about like a lost sheep; so come and look for me, your servant, because I have not neglected your laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I have wandered off like a lost sheep. Come looking for your servant, for I do not forget your commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I wandered as a lost sheep, [so] seek Your servant, "" For I have not forgotten Your precepts!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I wandered as a lost sheep, seek Thy servant, For Thy precepts I have not forgotten!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I wandered as a lost sheep; seek thy servant, for I forgat not thy commands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost: seek thy servant, because I have not forgotten thy commandments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:176>I have gone astray like a sheep that is lost. Seek out your servant, for I have not forgotten your commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I have wandered like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek out your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, for I do not forget thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your Servant, because I have not forgotten your commandments. <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek Thy servant; For I have not forgotten Thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I have not forgotten thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-176.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15990" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">175</span>Let me live to praise You; may Your judgments sustain me. <span class="reftext">176</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8582.htm" title="8582: tā·‘î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To err. A primitive root; to vacillate, i.e. Reel or stray; also causative of both.">I have strayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: ’ō·ḇêḏ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">like a lost</a> <a href="/hebrew/7716.htm" title="7716: kə·śeh (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Or sey; probably from sha'ah through the idea of pushing out to graze; a member of a flock, i.e. A sheep or goat.">sheep;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1245.htm" title="1245: baq·qêš (V-Piel-Imp-ms) -- To seek. A primitive root; to search out; by implication, to strive after.">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">Your servant,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7911.htm" title="7911: šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To forget. Or shakeach; a primitive root; to mislay, i.e. To be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention.">forgotten</a> <a href="/hebrew/4687.htm" title="4687: miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Commandment. From tsavah; a command, whether human or divine.">Your commandments.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></span><br />We all like sheep have gone astray, each one has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid upon Him the iniquity of us all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a></span><br />“What man among you, if he has a hundred sheep and loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the pasture and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? / And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders, / comes home, and calls together his friends and neighbors to tell them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my lost sheep!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Matthew 18:12-14</a></span><br />What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost? / And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices more over that one sheep than over the ninety-nine that did not go astray. / In the same way, your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-11.htm">Ezekiel 34:11-16</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I Myself will search for My flock and seek them out. / As a shepherd looks for his scattered sheep when he is among the flock, so I will look for My flock. I will rescue them from all the places to which they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. / I will bring them out from the peoples, gather them from the countries, and bring them into their own land. I will feed them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines, and in all the settlements of the land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-11.htm">John 10:11-16</a></span><br />I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep. / The hired hand is not the shepherd, and the sheep are not his own. When he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf pounces on them and scatters the flock. / The man runs away because he is a hired servant and is unconcerned for the sheep. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a></span><br />For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-6.htm">Jeremiah 50:6</a></span><br />My people are lost sheep; their shepherds have led them astray, causing them to roam the mountains. They have wandered from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a></span><br />When He saw the crowds, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/10-27.htm">John 10:27-28</a></span><br />My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me. / I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-5.htm">Ezekiel 34:5-6</a></span><br />They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. / My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a></span><br />For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-1.htm">Jeremiah 23:1-4</a></span><br />“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” declares the LORD. / Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds who tend My people: “You have scattered My flock and driven them away, and have not attended to them. Behold, I will attend to you for the evil of your deeds, declares the LORD. / Then I Myself will gather the remnant of My flock from all the lands to which I have banished them, and I will return them to their pasture, where they will be fruitful and multiply. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-20.htm">Hebrews 13:20-21</a></span><br />Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, / equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-14.htm">Micah 7:14</a></span><br />Shepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a></span><br />For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant; for I do not forget your commandments.</p><p class="hdg">gone astray</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a></b></br> All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/34-6.htm">Ezekiel 34:6,16</a></b></br> My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face of the earth, and none did search or seek <i>after them</i>… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/10-6.htm">Matthew 10:6</a></b></br> But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">seek</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/1-4.htm">Song of Solomon 1:4</a></b></br> Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/31-18.htm">Jeremiah 31:18</a></b></br> I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself <i>thus</i>; Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a bullock unaccustomed <i>to the yoke</i>: turn thou me, and I shall be turned; for thou <i>art</i> the LORD my God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/19-10.htm">Luke 19:10</a></b></br> For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.</p><p class="hdg">for I do</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-61.htm">Psalm 119:61,93</a></b></br> The bands of the wicked have robbed me: <i>but</i> I have not forgotten thy law… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></b></br> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/134-1.htm">Ascents</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/119-172.htm">Commandments</a> <a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Forget</a> <a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Forgotten</a> <a href="/psalms/83-17.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/psalms/119-173.htm">Precepts</a> <a href="/psalms/117-2.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/119-155.htm">Search</a> <a href="/psalms/119-155.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/119-140.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/psalms/114-6.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/psalms/119-54.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Strayed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-172.htm">Teachings</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Wandered</a> <a 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class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 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valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/119.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I have strayed like a lost sheep;</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of a shepherd and his flock, a common motif in biblical literature. Sheep are known for their tendency to wander, which makes them dependent on the shepherd for guidance and protection. This metaphor highlights human vulnerability and the propensity to deviate from God's path. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, shepherding was a familiar occupation, making this imagery relatable to the original audience. The concept of straying is also seen in <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>, where it states, "We all, like sheep, have gone astray," emphasizing the universal nature of sin and the need for divine guidance.<p><b>seek Your servant,</b><br>The plea for God to seek the psalmist underscores the belief in God's active role in pursuing those who are lost. This reflects the shepherd's responsibility to search for and rescue lost sheep, as seen in the parable of the lost sheep in <a href="/luke/15-3.htm">Luke 15:3-7</a>. The psalmist's use of "Your servant" indicates a relationship of submission and devotion to God, acknowledging His authority and the psalmist's dependence on Him. This request for divine intervention is a testament to the psalmist's faith in God's mercy and willingness to restore those who have strayed.<p><b>for I have not forgotten Your commandments.</b><br>Despite the admission of straying, the psalmist affirms a continued commitment to God's commandments. This suggests an internal conflict between the psalmist's actions and their desire to remain faithful to God's law. The commandments refer to the Torah, the first five books of the Bible, which were central to Jewish life and worship. This phrase indicates that the psalmist's straying is not due to a rejection of God's law but rather a lapse in adherence. It echoes the sentiment found in <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a>, "I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You," highlighting the importance of internalizing God's word as a guide for righteous living.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep longing for God's guidance and a commitment to His commandments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheep.htm">Sheep</a></b><br>A metaphor for the believer, illustrating vulnerability and the tendency to stray without the shepherd's guidance.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Shepherd, who seeks out His lost sheep and provides guidance through His commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_straying.htm">The Nature of Straying</a></b><br>Recognize that even the most devout believers can stray from God's path. This acknowledgment is the first step toward repentance and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_pursuit.htm">God's Pursuit</a></b><br>Understand that God actively seeks out His lost sheep. His love and grace are relentless, and He desires to bring us back into His fold.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_commandments.htm">Commitment to God's Commandments</a></b><br>Despite straying, the psalmist emphasizes not forgetting God's commandments. This highlights the importance of Scripture as a guide and anchor in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Embrace the process of repentance, knowing that God is eager to restore and guide us back to His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community.htm">The Role of Community</a></b><br>Engage with a community of believers who can help guide and support you in your walk with God, much like a flock of sheep under the care of a shepherd.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_means_'return_to_god_fully'.htm">Where can I find my lost sheep?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_wealth_and_fame_suitable_for_christians.htm">What defines being spiritually lost?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_dispose_of_old_bibles.htm">How should Christians dispose of old Bibles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where_can_i_find_my_lost_sheep.htm">Where can I find my lost sheep?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(176) <span class= "bld">I have gone astray like a lost sheep.</span>--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 confess his weakness and sin. But while this may be a legitimate application of the close of this remarkable composition, and while the LXX. suggest a comparison with our Lord's parable by their rendering (comp. <a href="/matthew/18-11.htm" title="For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.">Matthew 18:11</a>; <a href="/luke/19-10.htm" title="For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.">Luke 19:10</a>), this could hardly have been the intention of the words of this verse. More likely there is a reference to the condition of the community, for the word rendered "lost" (literally, <span class= "ital">perishing</span>) is used in <a href="/isaiah/27-13.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.">Isaiah 27:13</a> of the exiled Hebrews, and is rendered "outcasts;" the emphatic "I do not forget Thy commandments," which is the real close of the psalm, seems to make this view imperative.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 176.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have gone astray like a lost sheep</span> (comp. ver. 67). Some see in this verse nothing but a reference to the outward circumstances of the psalmist's life. But this is certainly not the idea generally attached in Scripture to the image of the "lost sheep" (see <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Isaiah 53:6</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6</a>; <a href="/luke/15-4.htm">Luke 15:4-7</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-25.htm">1 Peter 2:25</a>). Dean Johnson's exposition is probably correct, "I have wandered far from thee and from home, as a sheep lost and ready to perish in the wilderness." <span class="cmt_word">Seek thy servant</span>. "Seek him, lest he be not able of himself to seek thee; and bring him again to thy fold." <span class="cmt_word">For I do not forget thy commandments</span>. In my worst wanderings I have not fallen away wholly from thee. Thy Law has been ever in my thoughts. I have not "forgotten" it, but meditated on it and longed for it (vers. 15, 20, 40). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-176.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I have strayed</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּעִ֗יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(tā·‘î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8582.htm">Strong's 8582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To vacillate, reel, stray</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a lost</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֭בֵד</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ḇêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sheep;</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּשֶׂ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(kə·śeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7716.htm">Strong's 7716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A member of a, flock, a sheep, goat</span><br /><br /><span class="word">seek</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקֵּ֣שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1245.htm">Strong's 1245: </a> </span><span class="str2">To search out, to strive after</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your servant,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḇ·de·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forgotten</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ḵā·ḥə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7911.htm">Strong's 7911: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your commandments.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4687.htm">Strong's 4687: </a> </span><span class="str2">Commandment</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-176.htm">Psalm 119:176 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:176 I have gone astray like a lost (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-175.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:175"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:175" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/120-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 120:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 120:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>