Psalms 119:162
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
King James Version
In Context
161Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:16And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Psalms 119:72The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
Proverbs 16:19Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:162
21. SCHIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. David here lets us know, 1. How he was discouraged in his duty by the fear of man: Princes persecuted him. They looked upon him as a traitor and an enemy to the government, and under that notion sought his life, and bade him go serve other gods, 1 Sam. xxvi. 19 . It has been the common lot of the best men to be persecuted; and the case is the worse if princes be the persecutors, for they have not only the sword in… Read the whole commentary →