Psalms 119:176 (LSB)

Passage

I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Nearby Context

Psalms 119:174 I long for Your salvation, O Yahweh, And Your law is my delight.

Psalms 119:175 Let my soul live that it may praise You, And let Your judgments help me.

Psalms 119:176 I have wandered off like a lost sheep; search for Your slave, For I have not forgotten Your commandments.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sheep", "wandered", "like", "lost", "search", "slave", "forgotten", and "commandments". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sheep" and "wandered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "Let my soul live that it may...", giving immediate footing for "sheep" and "wandered". In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sheep" and "wandered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.