Psalms 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine oppressors; I have not declined from thy testimonies.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Many are thy tender mercies, O Jehovah; quicken me according to thy judgments.
158I beheld them that deal treacherously, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held to his steps; his way have I kept, and not turned aside.
Psalms 7:1{Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite.} Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me;
Psalms 22:16For dogs have encompassed me; an assembly of evil-doers have surrounded me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms 44:17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely against thy covenant:
Psalms 118:10All nations encompassed me; but in the name of Jehovah have I destroyed them.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me; but I have not wandered 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 →