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Psalms 119:61
61Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
Psalms 119:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.
Context of Psalms 119:61
59When I think on my ways, I turn my feet to your testimonies; 60I hasten and do not delay to keep your commandments. Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law. 62At midnight I rise to praise you, because of your righteous rules. 63I am a companion of all who fear you, of those who keep your precepts.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:61 word by word
חֶבְלֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים עִוְּדֻ֑נִי תּֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:61
- Psalms 119:95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
- Psalms 3:1O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me;
- 1 Samuel 30:3And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
- Job 1:17While he was yet speaking, there came another and said, "The Chaldeans formed three groups and made a raid on the camels and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
- Hosea 6:9As robbers lie in wait for a man, so the priests band together; they murder on the way to Shechem; they commit villainy.
- Psalms 119:176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant, for I do not forget your commandments.
- 1 Samuel 24:9And David said to Saul, "Why do you listen to the words of men who say, 'Behold, David seeks your harm'?
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, "Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?"
- Proverbs 24:29Do not say, "I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done."
- Romans 12:17Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:61
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61The bands of the wicked have robbed me - חבלי chebley, the cables, cords, or snares of the wicked. They have hunted us like wild beasts; many they have taken for prey, and many they have destroyed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61The bands of the wicked - Margin, “companies.” The Hebrew word properly means a cord, a rope; then a snare, gin, net; then, a band or a company of men. The reference is to some time in the life of the psalmist when he was surrounded by wicked men. Have robbed me - Rather, have surrounded me; have environed me - for so the Hebrew word means. But I have not forgotten thy law - I have not been deterred from keeping it by the dangers to which I have been…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 61Wicked people try to lead him into sin, but the psalmist remembers God's word and stays strong (see Psalm 119:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 61-6261-62. This the more, if opposition of enemies, or love of ease is overcome in thus honoring God's law. have robbed me--better, surrounded me, either as forcible constraints like fetters, or as the cords of their nets. Hengstenberg translates, "snares."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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