Psalms 119:157
My persecutors and my foes are many, 1 yet I have not turned from your covenant decrees. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Great are your merciful actions, Yahweh; 1 keep me alive, as you always do. 1
158I view the treacherous with disgust 1 because they do not keep your word. 1
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot has held fast to his steps; 1 I have kept to his way and turned not aside. 1
Psalms 7:1Yahweh my God, I take refuge in you! 1 Save me from all who chase me, and rescue me. 1
Psalms 22:16For dogs have surrounded me; 1 a company of evildoers has encircled me; 1 they have pierced my hands and my feet. 1
Psalms 44:17All this has come on us; yet we have not forgotten you 1 or dealt falsely with your covenant. 1
Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me; 1 in Yahweh's name I cut them off. 1
Psalms 119:110The wicked have set a snare for me, 1 but I have not strayed from your instructions. 1
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 →