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Psalms 119:85
85Proud people want to catch me in their traps. That is against your Law!
Psalms 119:85 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The insolent have dug pitfalls for me; they do not live according to your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The proud have dug pits for me, Which is not according to Your law.
Context of Psalms 119:85
83I am like an old wineskin that has become useless. But I have not forgotten your rules. 84As your servant, help me to be patient. Please punish the people who want to hurt me. Please do it soon. Proud people want to catch me in their traps. That is against your Law! 86I know that I can trust all your commands, but people still give me trouble with their lies. Quickly, help me! 87People here on earth have almost destroyed me, but I continue to obey your teaching.
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כָּֽרוּ־לִ֣י זֵדִ֣ים שִׁיח֑וֹת אֲ֝שֶׁ֗ר לֹ֣א כְתוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:85
- Psalms 119:78Proud men should be ashamed! They have spoken lies against me.
- Psalms 7:15Wicked people want to hurt people. They are digging a deep hole for people to fall into. But they fall into the hole themselves!
- Psalms 35:7They hid a trap to catch me. There was no reason for them to do that. They even dug a deep hole for me to fall into.
- Psalms 36:11Do not let proud people hurt me. Do not let evil people chase me away from home.
- Proverbs 16:27Wicked people look for ways to hurt other people. The cruel things that they say are like flames of fire.
- Jeremiah 18:20I have done good things for them, but they are paying me back with evil things. They have already dug a grave for me! Remember that I stood in front of you and I asked you to forgive them. I asked you not to be angry with them.
- Psalms 58:1Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people in a fair way?
Commentaries on Psalms 119:85
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 85The proud have digged pits - The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, and Arabic, translate this verse thus: "They have recited to me unholy fables, which are not according to thy law." They wish us to receive their system of idolatry, and the tales concerning their gods; but these are not according to thy law. The Anglo-Saxon is the same: They quothed me the unrightwise spells; but no so so law thine.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 85The proud - Those in high life, or of exalted rank. See the notes at Psalm 119:51. Have digged pits for me - See the notes at Psalm 7:15. Compare Psalm 35:7; Psalm 57:6; Psalm 94:13. Which are not after thy law - The word which here refers not to the pits, but to the proud. They who have done this are people who do not regard thy commands; people who are open and public offenders. It is that class of people with whom I have to contend - inert who set at…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 81-88Verses 81-88 The psalmist sought deliverance from his sins, his foes, and his fears. Hope deferred made him faint; his eyes failed by looking out for this expected salvation. But when the eyes fail, yet faith must not. His affliction was great. He was become like a leathern bottle, which, if hung up in the smoke, is dried and shrivelled up. We must ever be mindful of God's statutes. The days of the believer's mourning shall be ended; they are but for a…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 85-88God's word is trustworthy. This contrasts with the lies of the enemies who hunt the psalmist without reason (see Psalm 119:78).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 84-8784-87. The shortness of my life requires that the relief afforded to me from mine enemies should be speedy.Read the comment
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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
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