Psalms 119:157
Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I have not swerved from thy testimonies.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD. Enliven me according to thine ordinances.
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved because they do not observe thy word.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.
Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, in thee do I take refuge. Save me from all those who pursue me, and deliver me,
Psalms 22:16For dogs have encompassed me. A company of evil-doers have enclosed me. They pierced (LXX/DSS) my hands and my feet.
Psalms 44:17All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten thee, nor have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms 118:10All nations encompassed me around. In the name of LORD I will cut them off.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, yet I have not gone astray from thy precepts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:157
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according to thy judgments. Here, 1. David admires God's grace: Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord! The goodness of God's nature, as it is his glory, so it is the joy of all the saints. His mercies are tender, for he is full of compassion; they are many, they are great, a fountain that can never be exhausted. He is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. David had spoken of the misery of the wicked ( v. 155 ); but God is good notwithstanding; there were… Read the whole commentary →