Psalms 119:158
I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
In Context
157Many [are] my pursuers, and adversaries, From Thy testimonies I have not turned aside.
159See, for thy precepts I have loved, Jehovah, According to Thy kindness quicken me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:136Rivulets of waters have come down mine eyes, Because they have not kept Thy law!
Ezekiel 9:4And He calleth unto the man who is clothed with linen, who hath the scribe's inkhorn at his loins, and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Pass on into the midst of the city, into the midst of Jerusalem, and thou hast made a mark on the foreheads of the men who are sighing and who are groaning for all the abominations that are done in its midst.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:158
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. Here is, 1. David surrounded with difficulties and dangers: Many are my persecutors and my enemies. When Saul the king was his persecutor and enemy no marvel that many more were so: multitudes will follow the pernicious ways of abused authority. David, being a public person, had many enemies, but withal he had many friends, who loved him and wished him well; let him set the one over-against the other. In this David was a type… Read the whole commentary →