Psalms 119:51
Insolent men, have derided me exceedingly, From thy law, have I not swerved.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
In Context
50This, is my comfort in mine affliction, that, thy word, hath given me life.
Cross References
Job 23:11Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;
Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
Psalms 119:69Insolent men have plastered falsehood over me, I, with a whole heart, will observe thy precepts.
Psalms 123:3Show us favour, O Yahweh, show us favour, for, exceedingly, are we sated with contempt:
Isaiah 42:4He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:51
50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me. Here is David's experience of benefit by the word. 1. As a means of his sanctification: " Thy word has quickened me. It made me alive when I was dead in sin; it has many a time made me lively when I was dead in duty; it has quickened me to that which is good when I was backward and averse to it, and it has quickened me in that which is good when I was cold and indifferent." 2. Therefore as a means of his consolation when he was in affliction… Read the whole commentary →