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Psalms 119:176 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Psalms 119:176 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 119 verse 176 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.”
Psalms 119:176 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 119:176
"I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments." The closing verse confesses ta'iti k'seh oved (I have gone astray like a lost/perishing sheep). Ta'ah means to err, wander, go astray—not deliberate rebellion but dangerous wandering. Seh oved (lost sheep) evokes Isaiah 53:6 ("All we like sheep have gone astray") and Jesus's parable (Luke 15:3-7). Lost sheep cannot find their way home—they need the shepherd to seek them. The prayer bakkesh avdekha (seek your servant) asks God to initiate rescue. The seeming paradox: "I do not forget thy commandments...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 119:176
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“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.”
“which are not of this fold.{Isaiah 56:8} I must bring them also”
“which can mean overseer”
“I wasn't sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
“for with them”
“and on every high hill: yes”
“and will bring back that which was driven away”