Psalms 119:141
I am small and despised: yet do I not forget thy precepts.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
In Context
140Thy word is prooued most pure, and thy seruant loueth it.
142Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnes, and thy Lawe is trueth.
Cross References
Psalms 22:6But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.
Psalms 119:16I will delite in thy statutes, and I will not forget thy worde.
Psalms 119:176I haue gone astraye like a lost sheepe: seeke thy seruant, for I doe not forget thy commandements.
Proverbs 15:16Better is a litle with the feare of the Lord, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 19:1Better is the poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, and is a foole.
Luke 6:20And hee lifted vp his eyes vpon his disciples, and sayd, Blessed be ye poore: for yours is the kingdome 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 →