Psalms 119:87
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
In Context
86All Thy commands [are] faithfulness, [With] falsehood they have pursued me, Help Thou me.
88According to Thy kindness quicken Thou me, And I keep the testimony of Thy mouth!
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:26And Saul goeth on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain, and David is hastened to go from the face of Saul, and Saul and his men are compassing David and his men, to catch them.
1 Samuel 26:9And David saith unto Abishai, 'Destroy him not; for who hath put forth his hand against the anointed of Jehovah, and been acquitted?'
2 Samuel 17:16and now, send hastily, and declare to David, saying, Lodge not to-night in the plains of the wilderness, and also, certainly pass over, lest there be a swallowing up of the king and of all the people who are with him.'
Psalms 119:61Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.
Matthew 10:28'And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:86-88
85 The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law. 86 All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me. 87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts. David's state was herein a type and figure of the state both of Christ and Christians that he was grievously persecuted; as there are many of his psalms, so there are many of the verses of this psalm, which complain of this, as those here. Here observe, I. The account he gives of his… Read the whole commentary →