Psalms 119:141
Of mean condition am I, and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
In Context
140Thy word is very pure, Therefore thy servant loveth it.
142Thy righteousness is everlasting righteousness, And thy law is truth.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
Psalms 119:16I delight myself in thy statutes; I do not forget thy word.
Psalms 119:176I wander like a lost sheep; seek thy servant, For I do not forget thy commandments!
Proverbs 15:16Better is a little, with the fear of the LORD, Than much treasure, and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poor man who walketh in his integrity, Than he who is of false lips and a fool.
Luke 6:20And raising his eyes toward his disciples, he said, Blessed are ye poor; for yours is the kingdom of God.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:141
140 Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. Here is, 1. David's great affection for the word of God: Thy servant loves it. Every good man, being a servant of God, loves the word of God, because it lets him know his Master's will and directs him in his Master's work. Wherever there is grace there is a warm attachment to the word of God. 2. The ground and reason of that affection; he saw it to be very pure, and therefore he loved it. Our love to the word of God is then an evidence of our love to God… Read the whole commentary →