Psalms 119:78
Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
77Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy Lawe is my delite.
79Let such as feare thee turne vnto me, and they that knowe thy testimonies.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:17Whe Dauid had made an end of speaking these words to Saul, Saul sayd, Is this thy voyce, my sonne Dauid? and Saul lift vp his voice, and wept,
Psalms 1:2But his delite is in the Lawe of the Lord, and in his Lawe doeth he meditate day and night.
Psalms 25:3So all that hope in thee, shall not be ashamed: but let them be confounded, that transgresse without cause.
Psalms 35:26Let them bee confounded, and put to shame together, that reioyce at mine hurt: let them bee clothed with confusion and shame, that lift vp themselues against me.
Psalms 109:3They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 119:21Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:77-78
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant. 77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Here is, 1. An earnest petition to God for his favour. Those that own the justice of God in their afflictions (as David had done, v. 75 ) may, in faith, and with humble boldness, be earnest for the mercy of God, and the tokens and fruits of that mercy, in their affliction. He prays for God's merciful kindness ( v. 76 ), his tender… Read the whole commentary →