Psalms 119:155
Far from the wicked is salvation; because thy statutes have they not sought for.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
In Context
154Plead my cause, and deliver me: according to thy promise do thou revive me.
156Thy mercies are abundant, O Lord; according to thy decrees do thou revive me.
Cross References
Job 21:14And yet they say unto God, “Depart from us; and the knowledge of thy ways we desire not.
Psalms 18:27(18:28) For thou wilt indeed save the afflicted people; but haughty eyes wilt thou bring down.
Isaiah 46:12Hearken unto me, ye stout of heart, that are far from righteousness:
Isaiah 59:11We growl all of us like bears, and like doves do we moan sorely; we ever hope for justice, but there is none; for aid, but it is far from us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:154-155
20. RESH. 153 Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law. 154 Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word. Here, I. David prays for succour in distress. Is any afflicted? let him pray; let him pray as David does here. 1. He has an eye to God's pity, and prays, " Consider my affliction; take it into thy thoughts, and all the circumstances of it, and sit not by as one unconcerned." God is never unmindful of his people's afflictions, but he will have us to put him in… Read the whole commentary →