Psalms 119:162
I reioyce at thy worde, as one that findeth a great spoyle.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
In Context
161SCHIN. Princes haue persecuted mee without cause, but mine heart stood in awe of thy wordes.
163I hate falshoode and abhorre it, but thy Lawe doe I loue.
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:16And when he had brought him thither, beholde, they lay scattered abroade vpon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dauncing, because of all the great pray that they had taken out of the lande of the Philistims, and out of the land of Iudah.
Psalms 119:72The Lawe of thy mouth is better vnto me, then thousands of golde and siluer.
Proverbs 16:19Better it is to be of humble minde with the lowly, then to deuide the spoyles with the proude.
Jeremiah 15:16Thy wordes were founde by me, and I did eate them, and thy worde was vnto me the ioy and reioycing of mine heart: for thy Name is called vpon me, O Lord God of hostes.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:162
21. SCHIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. David here lets us know, 1. How he was discouraged in his duty by the fear of man: Princes persecuted him. They looked upon him as a traitor and an enemy to the government, and under that notion sought his life, and bade him go serve other gods, 1 Sam. xxvi. 19 . It has been the common lot of the best men to be persecuted; and the case is the worse if princes be the persecutors, for they have not only the sword in… Read the whole commentary →