Psalms 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; Yet have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
ASV Byzantine Text
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 Jehovah: Quicken me according to thine ordinances.
158I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Psalms 7:1O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: A company of evildoers have enclosed 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 in thy covenant.
Psalms 118:10All nations compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me; Yet have I 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 →