Psalms 119:53
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52I have remembered Thine ordinances which are of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14shall we again break Thy commandments, and make marriages with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not Thou be angry with us till Thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?
Nehemiah 5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Psalms 89:30(89-31) If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances;
Psalms 119:158I beheld them that were faithless, and strove with them; because they observed not Thy word.
Daniel 4:19(4-16) Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was appalled for a while, and his thoughts affrighted him. The king spoke and said: 'Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation, affright thee.' Belteshazzar answered and said: 'My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.
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 →