Psalms 119:162
I do rejoice concerning Thy saying, As one finding abundant spoil.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
In Context
161[Shin.] Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
163Falsehood I have hated, yea I abominate [it], Thy law I have loved.
Cross References
1 Samuel 30:16And he bringeth him down, and lo, they are spread out over the face of all the earth, eating, and drinking, and feasting, with all the great spoil which they have taken out of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.
Psalms 119:72Better to me [is] the law of Thy mouth Than thousands of gold and silver!
Proverbs 16:19Better is humility of spirit with the poor, Than to apportion spoil with the proud.
Jeremiah 15:16Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:162
21. SCHIN. 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word. David here lets us know, 1. How he was discouraged in his duty by the fear of man: Princes persecuted him. They looked upon him as a traitor and an enemy to the government, and under that notion sought his life, and bade him go serve other gods, 1 Sam. xxvi. 19 . It has been the common lot of the best men to be persecuted; and the case is the worse if princes be the persecutors, for they have not only the sword in… Read the whole commentary →