Psalms 119:61
The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.
World English Bible
In The King James Version
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
In Context
60I will hurry, and not delay, to obey your commandments.
62At midnight I will rise to give thanks to you, because of your righteous ordinances.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:9David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him, for who can stretch out his hand against the LORD’s anointed, and be guiltless?”
Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Psalms 119:16I will delight myself in your statutes. I will not forget your word.
Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I don’t forget your commandments.
Proverbs 24:29Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.
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 →