Psalms 119:157
My foes and tormentors are many, but I have not declined from your charges.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Great is your pity, O Lord: Revive me, as you have ordained.
158I behold the traitors with loathing, for they do not observe your word.
Cross References
Psalms 7:1Lord my God, I take refuge in you. Deliver me, save me from all who pursue me;
Psalms 22:16For dogs are round about me, a band of knaves encircles me, gnawing my hands and my feet.
Psalms 44:17All this has come upon us, yet we have not forgotten you nor falsely dealt with your covenant.
Psalms 118:10Everywhere heathen swarmed round me; in the name of the Lord I cut them down.
Psalms 119:110The wicked set traps for me, yet I do not stray from your precepts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:157
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according to thy judgments. Here, 1. David admires God's grace: Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord! The goodness of God's nature, as it is his glory, so it is the joy of all the saints. His mercies are tender, for he is full of compassion; they are many, they are great, a fountain that can never be exhausted. He is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. David had spoken of the misery of the wicked ( v. 155 ); but God is good notwithstanding; there were… Read the whole commentary →