Psalm 119:176: I have gone astray like a lost sheep; Seek Your servant, For I do not forget Your commandments.
Experiencing Jesus in the Psalms
Here he sums up, not only his past, but even his present life, under the image of a sheep which has broken from its pasture, forsaken the flock, left the shepherd, and brought itself into the wild wilderness, where it has become as a lost thing. The sheep bleats, and David prays, Seek thy servant. His argument is a forcible one—for I do not forget thy commandments. I have a home-sickness after my God, I pine after the ways of peace; I cannot forget thy commandments, nor cease to know that I am always happiest and safest when I obey them and find all my joy in doing so. 1
Living the Transformed Life
All we like sheep have gone astray. Isaiah 53:6
- My Shepherd rejoices when my wayward heart repents
Luke 15:7 I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.
- My Shepherd rejoices when I am humbled in heart, yielding to His Lordship
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep.
- My Shepherd rejoices when my heart is completely content in Him
1 Peter 2:25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
When the Lord is my Shepherd, my soul is at rest. – TWEET IT
Praise and Prayer
Thank You, Father, for seeking me, finding me, and restoring me. Dear Jesus, please forgive my wandering heart. I am sorry.
1. Packer, J. I. (1993). Introduction. In Psalms (p. 251). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
