Psalms 119:53
I am seized with glowing anger at the wicked who forsake your law.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52When I think of your judgments of old, O Lord, I find comfort.
54Your statutes have been to me songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Cross References
Psalms 89:30“If his children forsake my law, and walk not as I have ordained;
Psalms 119:158I behold the traitors with loathing, for they do not observe your word.
Luke 19:41When he drew near, on seeing the city, he wept over it, and said,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:53
52 I remembered thy judgments of old, O Lord ; and have comforted myself. When David was derided for his godliness he not only held fast his integrity, but, 1. He comforted himself. He not only bore reproach, but bore it cheerfully. It did not disturb his peace, nor break in upon the repose of his spirit in God. It was a comfort to him to think that it was for God's sake that he bore reproach, and that his worst enemies could find no occasion against him, save only in the matter of his God, Dan. vi. 5 . Those that… Read the whole commentary →