Psalms 119:53
Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52I remembred thy iudgements of olde, O Lord, and haue bene comforted.
54Thy statutes haue beene my songes in the house of my pilgrimage.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14Should we returne to breake thy commadements, and ioyne in affinitie with the people of such abominations? wouldest not thou be angrie towarde vs till thou haddest consumed vs, so that there should be no remnant nor any escaping?
Nehemiah 5:6Then was I very angrie when I heard their crie and these wordes.
Psalms 89:30But if his children forsake my Lawe, and walke not in my iudgements:
Psalms 119:158I saw the transgressours and was grieued, because they kept not thy worde.
Daniel 4:19It is thou, O King, that art great and mightie: for thy greatnesse is growen, and reacheth vnto heauen, and thy dominion to the endes of the earth.
Luke 19:41And when he was come neere, he behelde the Citie, and wept for 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 →