Psalms 119:53
Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52I remember Your judgments of old, O LORD, and in them I find comfort.
54Your statutes are songs to me in the house of my pilgrimage.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?
Nehemiah 5:6When I heard their outcry and these complaints, I became extremely angry,
Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,
Psalms 119:158I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied Belteshazzar, “may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!
Luke 19:41As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:53
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ; and have comforted myself. When David was derided for his godliness he not only held fast his integrity, but, 1. He comforted himself. He not only bore reproach, but bore it cheerfully. It did not disturb his peace, nor break in upon the repose of his spirit in God. It was a comfort to him to think that it was for God's sake that he bore reproach, and that his worst enemies could find no occasion against him, save only in the matter of his God, Dan. vi. 5 . Those that… Read the whole commentary →