Vs. 146 — I cry out to You; Save me, and I will keep Your testimonies.

Matthew Henry:

“Save me.” From my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hindrances that lie in my way, that I may “keep thy testimonies.” We must cry for salvation, not that we may have the ease and comfort of it, but that we may have the opportunity of serving God the more cheerfully.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

Again he mentions that his prayer was unto God alone. The sentence imports that he prayed vehemently, and very often; and that it had become one of the greatest facts of his life that he cried unto God. “Save me.” This was his prayer; very short, but very full. He needed saving, none but the Lord could save him, to him he cried, “Save me” from the dangers which surround me, from the enemies that pursue me, from the temptations which beset me, from the sins which accuse me. He did not multiply words, and men never do so when they are in downright earnest. He did not multiply objects, and men seldom do so when they are intent upon the one thing needful: “save me” was his one and only prayer. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, p. 402). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

Hear my cry, O’ God, my Savior. I cry out to You; save me, and I will keep Your testimonies. You have created me, formed me, redeemed me, and You call me by my name. I am Yours. Deliver me from my corruptions and temptations, and all the hindrances that lie in my way from keeping Your testimonies. I want to live as the trophy of Christ that You have made me to be. Work this out of me by Thy Spirit. There is no other way. Honor the name of the One who died for me in and through my life. To Him be the glory. Amen.