Psalms 119:78

Psalms 119:78 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
• New International Version (NIV)May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts.

Context of Psalms 119:78

76Let, I pray thee, thy lovingkindness be for my comfort, According to thy word unto thy servant. 77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live; For thy law is my delight. Let the proud be put to shame; for they have overthrown me wrongfully: ButI will meditate on thy precepts. 79Let those that fear thee turn unto me; And they shall know thy testimonies. 80Let my heart be perfect in thy statutes, That I be not put to shame. כ KAPH.

Psalms 119:78 word by word

יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ זֵ֭דִים כִּי־שֶׁ֣קֶר עִוְּת֑וּנִי אֲ֝נִ֗י אָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• putבּוֹשׁbûsh · be ashamedH954
• meditateשִׂיחַώîyach · to museH7878
• preceptsפִּקּוּדpiqqûd piqqûd · preceptH6490

Cross-references for Psalms 119:78

• Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments.
• Psalms 35:26Let them be put to shame and confounded together that rejoice at my hurt: Let them be clothed with shame and dishonor that magnify themselves against me.
• Psalms 119:86All thy commandments are faithful: They persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
• Psalms 7:3O Jehovah my God, if I have done this; If there be iniquity in my hands;
• Psalms 25:3Yea, none that wait for thee shall be put to shame: They shall be put to shame that deal treacherously without cause.
• Psalms 35:7For without cause have they hid for me their netina pit; Without cause have they digged a pit for my soul.
• Psalms 69:4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head: They that would cut me off, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: That which I took not away I have to restore.
• Psalms 109:3They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
• 1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is Jehovah’s anointed.
• 1 Samuel 26:18And he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?
• John 15:25But this cometh to pass, that the word may be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause.
• 1 Peter 2:20For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
• Psalms 119:23Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes.
• Psalms 1:2But his delight is in the law of Jehovah; And on his law doth he meditate day and night.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:78

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 78Let the proud be ashamed - To reduce a proud man to shame, is to humble him indeed. Let them be confounded. Without cause - without any colourable pretext, have they persecuted me.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 78Let the proud be ashamed - Referring here to his enemies, who appear to have been in the higher ranks of life, or to have been those who prided themselves on their wealth, their station, or their influence. See the notes at Psalm 119:51. The psalmist asks here that they might be confounded or put to shame; that is, that they might fail of accomplishing their purposes in regard to him. See Psalm 25:2-3, notes; Job 6:20, note. For they dealt perversely with…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 75-7875-78. in faithfulness--that is, without in the least violating Thy faithfulness; because my sins deserved and needed fatherly chastisement. Enduring chastisement with a filial temper (He 12:6-11), God's promises of mercy (Ro 8:28) will be fulfilled, and He will give comfort in sorrow (La 3:22; 2Co 1:3, 4).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:78

• Instruction
• Malice
• Meditation
• Persecution
• Prayer
• Pride

In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Psalms 119

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings