Psalms 119:96
Of all perfection have I seen the end; [but] thy commandment is exceedingly extended.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
In Context
95Wicked men have waited for me to destroy me; [but] I will reflect on thy testimonies.
97MEM. Oh how do I love thy law! all the day is it my meditation.
Cross References
1 Samuel 17:8And he stood and calleth unto the arrays of Israel, and said unto them, Why will ye come out to put yourselves in battle-array? Behold: I am the Philistine, and ye are servants to Saul! select for yourselves one man, and let him come down to me;
1 Samuel 31:4And Saul said unto his armor-bearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and wantonly ill-use me. But his armor-bearer would not; for he was greatly afraid; wherefore Saul took the sword, and fell upon it.
2 Samuel 16:23And the counsel of Achithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had asked advice of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Achithophel both with David and with Abshalom.
2 Samuel 18:14Then said Joab, I will not wait thus before thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Abshalom, who was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
Psalms 19:7(19:8) The law of the Lord is perfect, quieting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
Ecclesiastes 1:2Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth, vanity of vanities: all is vanity.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:96
95 The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies. Here, 1. David complains of the malice of his enemies: The wicked (and none but such would be enemies to so good a man) have waited for me to destroy me. They were very cruel, and aimed at no less than his destruction; they were very crafty, and sought all opportunities to do him a mischief; and they were confident (they expected, so some read it), that they should destroy him; they thought themselves sure of their prey. 2. He… Read the whole commentary →