Psalms 119:61
Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
In Context
60I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
62At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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 24:29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:60-61
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. David had said he would keep God's word ( v. 57 ), and it was well said; now here he tells us how and in what method he pursued that resolution. 1. He thought on his ways. He thought beforehand what he should do, pondering the path of his feet ( Prov. iv. 26 ), that he might walk surely, and not at all adventures. He thought after what he had done, reflected upon his life past, and… Read the whole commentary →