Psalms 119:141
I am insignificant and despised, 1 yet I do not forget your instructions. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
In Context
140Your word has been tested very much, 1 and your servant loves it. 1
142Your justice is forever right, 1 and your law is trustworthy. 1
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm and not a man, 1 a disgrace to humanity and despised by the people. 1
Psalms 119:16I delight in your statutes; 1 I will not forget your word. GIMEL 1
Psalms 119:176I have wandered off like a lost sheep; 1 seek your servant, 1 for I have not forgotten your commandments.
Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Yahweh 1 than great treasure with confusion. 1
Proverbs 19:1Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity 1 than one who is perverse in speech and is a fool. 1
Luke 6:20Then he looked at his disciples, and said, “Blessed are you who are 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 →