Psalms 119:61
The snares of the wicked surround me; Yet do I not forget thy law.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
In Context
60I make haste, and delay not, To keep thy commandments.
62At midnight I rise to give thanks to thee On account of thy righteous judgments.
Cross References
Job 1:17While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldaeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and carried them away; the servants also they slew with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
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 24:29Say not, “As he hath done to me, So will I do to him; I will render to the man according to his doings.”
Romans 12:17Render to no one evil for evil; have regard to what is honorable in the sight of all men.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:60-61
59 I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies. 60 I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments. David had said he would keep God's word ( v. 57 ), and it was well said; now here he tells us how and in what method he pursued that resolution. 1. He thought on his ways. He thought beforehand what he should do, pondering the path of his feet ( Prov. iv. 26 ), that he might walk surely, and not at all adventures. He thought after what he had done, reflected upon his life past, and… Read the whole commentary →