Psalms 119:53

זַלְעָפָה אֲחָזַתְנִי מֵרְשָׁעִים עֹזְבֵי תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

In Context

52זָכַרְתִּי מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ מֵעוֹלָם ׀ יְהוָה וָֽאֶתְנֶחָֽם ׃

54זְמִרוֹת הָֽיוּ ־ לִי חֻקֶּיךָ בְּבֵית מְגוּרָֽי ׃

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Cross References

Ezra 9:14הֲנָשׁוּב לְהָפֵר מִצְוֺתֶיךָ וּלְהִתְחַתֵּן בְּעַמֵּי הַתֹּעֵבוֹת הָאֵלֶּה הֲלוֹא תֶֽאֱנַף ־ בָּנוּ עַד ־ כַּלֵּה לְאֵין שְׁאֵרִית וּפְלֵיטָֽה ׃ פ

Nehemiah 5:6וַיִּחַר לִי מְאֹד כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַעְתִּי אֶת ־ זַֽעֲקָתָם וְאֵת הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵֽלֶּה ׃

Psalms 89:30וְשַׂמְתִּי לָעַד זַרְעוֹ וְכִסְאוֹ כִּימֵי שָׁמָֽיִם ׃

Psalms 119:158רָאִיתִי בֹגְדִים וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָטָה אֲשֶׁר אִמְרָתְךָ לֹא שָׁמָֽרוּ ׃

Daniel 4:19אנתה ־ הוּא מַלְכָּא דִּי רְבַית וּתְקֵפְתְּ וּרְבוּתָךְ רְבָת וּמְטָת לִשְׁמַיָּא וְשָׁלְטָנָךְ לְסוֹף אַרְעָֽא ׃

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 →

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