Psalms 119:141
I am lowly and despised, but I do not forget Your precepts.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
In Context
140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
142Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by men and despised by the people.
Psalms 119:16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
Proverbs 19:1Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Luke 6:20Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:141
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, because it lets him know his Master's will and directs him in his Master's work. Wherever there is grace there is a warm attachment to the word of God. 2. The ground and reason of that affection; he saw it to be very pure, and therefore he loved it. Our love to the word of God is then an evidence of our love to God… Read the whole commentary →