Psalms 119:158

רָאִיתִי בֹגְדִים וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָטָה אֲשֶׁר אִמְרָתְךָ לֹא שָׁמָֽרוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

In Context

157רַבִּים רֹדְפַי וְצָרָי מֵעֵדְוֺתֶיךָ לֹא נָטִֽיתִי ׃

159רְאֵה כִּי ־ פִקּוּדֶיךָ אָהָבְתִּי יְהוָה כְּֽחַסְדְּךָ חַיֵּֽנִי ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 119:136פַּלְגֵי ־ מַיִם יָרְדוּ עֵינָי עַל לֹא ־ שָׁמְרוּ תוֹרָתֶֽךָ ׃

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:158

157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David surrounded with difficulties and dangers: Many are my persecutors and my enemies. When Saul the king was his persecutor and enemy no marvel that many more were so: multitudes will follow the pernicious ways of abused authority. David, being a public person, had many enemies, but withal he had many friends, who loved him and wished him well; let him set the one over-against the other. In this David was a type… Read the whole commentary →

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