KJV ORIGINAL
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come and find me, your servant, because I still remember your commands.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is admitting he has strayed from God's path like a lost sheep, but he's asking God to find him because he still loves God's ways.
📚 Historical Context
This is the final verse of Psalm 119, the longest chapter in the Bible, which celebrates God's law and commands throughout all 176 verses. The psalmist uses the metaphor of a lost sheep, which would have been very familiar to people in ancient Israel where shepherding was common and sheep were known to wander from the flock and become vulnerable to danger.
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