Psalms 119:61
The cords of the wicked have ensnared me; 1 I have not forgotten your law. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
In Context
60I hurry and do not delay 1 to keep your commandments. 1
62At midnight I rise to give thanks to you 1 because of your righteous decrees. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:9David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him; for who can extend his hand against Yahweh's anointed one and be guiltless?”
Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups, attacked the camels, and have taken them away. As for the servants, they have struck them with the edge of the sword. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
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 24:29Do not say, “I will do to him what he has done to me; 1 I will pay him back for what he has done.” 1
Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Do good things in the sight of all people.
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 →