Psalms 119:157
Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; yet have I not swerved from they testimonies.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
158I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word.
Cross References
Job 23:11My foot hath held fast to his steps; his way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Psalms 7:1O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me:
Psalms 22:16For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of evil-doers have enclosed 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: in the name of the LORD I will cut them off.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me; yet went I not astray 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 →