Psalms 119:157
Many, are my persecutors and mine adversaries, From thy testimonies, have I not swerved.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Thy compassions, are great, O Yahweh, According to thy regulations, give me life.
158I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
Cross References
Job 23:11Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;
Psalms 7:1O Yahweh my God, in thee, have I sought refuge,—Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me:
Psalms 22:16For dogs have surrounded me,—An assembly of evil doers, have encircled me, They have pierced my hands and my feet,
Psalms 44:17All this, hath come upon us, Yet had we not forgotten thee, Neither had we dealt falsely with thy covenant;
Psalms 118:10All nations, have compassed me about, In the Name of Yahweh, surely I will make them be circumcised;
Psalms 119:110The lawless have set a snare for me, Yet, from thy precepts, have I not strayed.
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 →