Psalms 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
King James Version
In Context
156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
158I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.
Psalms 7:1O Lord my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Psalms 44:17All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant.
Psalms 118:10All nations compassed me about: but in the name of the LORD will I destroy them.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:157
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord : quicken me according to thy judgments. Here, 1. David admires God's grace: Great are thy tender mercies, O Lord! The goodness of God's nature, as it is his glory, so it is the joy of all the saints. His mercies are tender, for he is full of compassion; they are many, they are great, a fountain that can never be exhausted. He is rich in mercy to all that call upon him. David had spoken of the misery of the wicked ( v. 155 ); but God is good notwithstanding; there were… Read the whole commentary →