Psalms 119:53
A raging heat, hath seized me, by reason of the lawless, who forsake thy law.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
54Songs, have thy statutes become to me, in my house of sojourn.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14should we again break thy commandments and join ourselves by affinity of marriage with the peoples of these abominations,—wouldst thou not be angry with us, unto a full end, that there should be neither remainder nor deliverance?
Nehemiah 5:6And it angered me greatly,—when I heard their outcry, and these words.
Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake my law, And, in my regulations, do not walk;
Psalms 119:158I have seen traitors, and felt loathing, Because, thy word, they kept not.
Daniel 4:19Then, Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonished for about one moment, and, his thoughts, troubled him. The king spake and said, O Belteshazzar, let neither, the dream, nor the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My Lord, The dream, be for them who hate thee, and, the interpretation, for them who are thy foes.
Luke 19:41And, when he drew near, beholding the city, he wept over it, saying—
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 →