Psalms 119:94

I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.

God the Owner and Saviour of man

I. Owner.

1. All men are His by necessity--

(1) Absolutely.

(2) Indefeasibly.

(3) For ever.

2. All good men are His by consecration. This surrender is man’s primary duty, the one act necessary to give moral worth and acceptance to all acts in life.

II. Saviour. “Save me”--

1. From practically ignoring Thy claims.

2. From acting inconsistently with Thy claims. (Homilist.)

The believer’s plea

I. The relation to God which is claimed in the text.

1. Its origin.

2. Its dignity and blessedness.

3. The duties involved in it.

(1) Loyalty.

(2) Diligence.

(3) Obedience.

(4) Love.

4. The graces exemplified in pleading it.

(1) Humility.

(2) Faith.

(3) The spirit of adoption.

(4) Complete and implicit dependence.

(5) Love and devotion.

5. The evidence by which this relation is supported:--“I have sought Thy precepts.”

II. The plea which the psalmist founds upon his relation to God. “Save me.” It is a brief petition, but it comprehends every blessing. It is the craving after spiritual freedom; the longing to be delivered from the bondage of corruption and the body of death, the panting to be transformed, renewed and sanctified. (C. F. Childe, M. A.)