Psalms 119:87
But little was wanting that they had consumed me upon earth; but I have truly not forsaken thy precepts.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
In Context
86All thy commandments are founded on truth: without cause they persecute me; help thou me.
88According to thy kindness give me life, that I may observe the testimony of thy mouth.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away from before Saul; and Saul and his men were compassing David and his men to seize them.
1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, Destroy him not; for who hath stretched forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and remained guiltless?
2 Samuel 17:16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but rather pass over at once; lest the king be entirely ruined, and all the people that are with him.
Psalms 119:61Companies of wicked men have surrounded me; but I have not forgotten thy law.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:86-88
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. David's state was herein a type and figure of the state both of Christ and Christians that he was grievously persecuted; as there are many of his psalms, so there are many of the verses of this psalm, which complain of this, as those here. Here observe, I. The account he gives of his… Read the whole commentary →