Psalms 119:139
צִמְּתַתְנִי קִנְאָתִי כִּֽי ־ שָׁכְחוּ דְבָרֶיךָ צָרָֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
In Context
138צִוִּיתָ צֶדֶק עֵדֹתֶיךָ וֶֽאֱמוּנָה מְאֹֽד ׃
140צְרוּפָה אִמְרָתְךָ מְאֹד וְֽעַבְדְּךָ אֲהֵבָֽהּ ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 19:14וַיֹּאמֶר קַנֹּא קִנֵּאתִי לַיהוָה ׀ אֱלֹהֵי צְבָאוֹת כִּֽי ־ עָזְבוּ בְרִֽיתְךָ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת ־ מִזְבְּחֹתֶיךָ הָרָסוּ וְאֶת ־ נְבִיאֶיךָ הָרְגוּ בֶחָרֶב וָאִוָּתֵר אֲנִי לְבַדִּי וַיְבַקְשׁוּ אֶת ־ נַפְשִׁי לְקַחְתָּֽהּ ׃ ס
Psalms 69:9מוּזָר הָיִיתִי לְאֶחָי וְנָכְרִי לִבְנֵי אִמִּֽי ׃
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:138-139
18. TZADDI. 137 Righteous art thou, O Lord , and upright are thy judgments. 138 Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful. Here is, 1. The righteousness of God, the infinite rectitude and perfection of his nature. As he is what he is, so he is what he should be, and in every thing acts as becomes him; there is nothing wanting, nothing amiss, in God; his will is the eternal rule of equity, and he is righteous, for he does all according to it. 2. The righteousness of his government. He… Read the whole commentary →