Psalms 119:85
The proud have dug pits for me, who are not according to thy law.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
In Context
84How many are the days of thy servant? When will thou execute judgment on those who persecute me?
86All thy commandments are faithful. They persecute me wrongfully. Help thou me.
Cross References
Psalms 7:15He has made a pit, and dug it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made.
Psalms 36:11Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of sinners drive me away.
Psalms 119:78Let the proud be put to shame, for they have overthrown me wrongfully. I will meditate on thy precepts.
Jeremiah 18:20Shall evil be recompensed for good? For they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before thee to speak good for them, to turn away thy wrath from them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:85
84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? Here, I. David prays against the instruments of his troubles, that God would make haste to execute judgment on those that persecuted him. He prays not for power to avenge himself (he bore no malice to any), but that God would take to himself the vengeance that belonged to him, and would repay ( Rom. xii. 19 ), as the God that sits in the throne judging right. There is a day coming, and a great and terrible day it… Read the whole commentary →