Psalms 119:157
Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
In Context
156Thy mercies [are] many, O Jehovah, According to Thy judgments quicken me.
158I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
Cross References
Job 23:11On His step hath my foot laid hold, His way I have kept, and turn not aside,
Psalms 7:1'The Erring One,' by David, that he sung to Jehovah concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah, my God, in Thee I have trusted, Save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me.
Psalms 22:16And to the dust of death thou appointest me, For surrounded me have dogs, A company of evil doers have compassed me, Piercing my hands and my feet.
Psalms 44:17All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
Psalms 118:10All nations have compassed me about, In the name of Jehovah I surely cut them off.
Psalms 119:110The wicked have laid a snare for me, And from thy precepts I wandered not.
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 →