Psalms 119:85
The proude haue digged pittes for mee, which is not after thy Lawe.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
In Context
84Howe many are the dayes of thy seruant? When wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
86All thy commandements are true: they persecute me falsely: helpe me.
Cross References
Psalms 7:15Hee hath made a pitte and digged it, and is fallen into the pit that he made.
Psalms 36:11Let not ye foote of pride come against me, and let not the hand of ye wicked men moue me.
Psalms 119:78Let the proude be ashamed: for they haue dealt wickedly and falsely with me: but I meditate in thy precepts.
Jeremiah 18:20Shall euill be recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee, to speake good for the, and to turne away thy wrath from them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:85
84 How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me? Here, I. David prays against the instruments of his troubles, that God would make haste to execute judgment on those that persecuted him. He prays not for power to avenge himself (he bore no malice to any), but that God would take to himself the vengeance that belonged to him, and would repay ( Rom. xii. 19 ), as the God that sits in the throne judging right. There is a day coming, and a great and terrible day it… Read the whole commentary →