Psalms 119:53
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52I remember your ordinances of old, LORD, and have comforted myself.
54Your statutes have been my songs in the house where I live.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14shall we again break your commandments, and join ourselves with the peoples that do these abominations? Wouldn’t you be angry with us until you had consumed us, so that there would be no remnant, nor any to escape?
Nehemiah 5:6I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Psalms 89:30If his children forsake my law, and don’t walk in my ordinances;
Psalms 119:158I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word.
Daniel 4:19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was stricken mute for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or the interpretation trouble you.” Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream be for those who hate you, and its interpretation to your adversaries.
Luke 19:41When he came near, he saw the city and wept over it,
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 →