Psalms 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon the earth; but as for me, I forsook not thy precepts.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
In Context
86All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me.
88Quicken me according to thy loving-kindness, and I will keep the testimony of thy mouth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from Saul; and Saul and his men sought to surround David and his men to take them.
1 Samuel 26:9And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who can stretch forth his hand against Jehovah's anointed, and be guiltless?
2 Samuel 17:16And now send quickly, and tell David saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
Psalms 119:61The bands of the wicked have wrapped me round: I have not forgotten thy law.
Matthew 10:28And be not afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul; but fear rather him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:86-88
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. David's state was herein a type and figure of the state both of Christ and Christians that he was grievously persecuted; as there are many of his psalms, so there are many of the verses of this psalm, which complain of this, as those here. Here observe, I. The account he gives of his… Read the whole commentary →