Psalms 119:53
Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
In Context
52I have remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD, and have comforted myself.
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Cross References
Ezra 9:14shall we again break thy commandments, and join in affinity with the peoples that do these abominations? wouldest not thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be no remnant, nor any to escape?
Nehemiah 5:6And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these words.
Psalms 89:30If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments;
Psalms 119:158I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word.
Daniel 4:19Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for a while, and his thoughts troubled him. The king answered and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream or the interpretation, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and said, My lord, the dream be to them that hate thee, and the interpretation thereof to thine adversaries.
Luke 19:41And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
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 →