Psalms 119:54
Thy statutes have been my song In the house of my pilgrimage.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
In Context
53Indignation burneth within me, On account of the wicked who forsake thy law.
55In the night, O LORD! I think of thy name, And keep thy law!
Cross References
Psalms 89:1“A psalm of Ethan, the Ezrahite.” I will sing of the mercies of the LORD for ever; With my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:54
53 Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law. Here is, 1. The character of wicked people; he means those that are openly and grossly wicked: They forsake thy law. Every sin is a transgression of the law, but a course and way of wilful and avowed sin is downright forsaking it and throwing it off. 2. The impression which the wickedness of the wicked made upon David; it frightened him, it put him into an amazement. He trembled to think of the dishonour thereby done to God, the… Read the whole commentary →