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Psalms 119:95
95The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
Psalms 119:95 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
Context of Psalms 119:95
93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have given me life. 94I am yours; save me, for I have sought your precepts. The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies. 96I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commandment is exceedingly broad. 97Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:95 word by word
לִ֤י קִוּ֣וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי עֵ֝דֹתֶ֗יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:95
- Psalms 119:61Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
- Psalms 10:8He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless;
- Psalms 27:2When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall.
- Psalms 37:32The wicked watches for the righteous and seeks to put him to death.
- Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my hurt speak of ruin and meditate treachery all day long.
- 1 Samuel 23:20Now come down, O king, according to all your heart's desire to come down, and our part shall be to surrender him into the king's hand."
- 2 Samuel 17:1Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people gathered in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Acts 12:11When Peter came to himself, he said, "Now I am sure that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting."
- Acts 23:21But do not be persuaded by them, for more than forty of their men are lying in ambush for him, who have bound themselves by an oath neither to eat nor drink till they have killed him. And now they are ready, waiting for your consent."
- Acts 25:3asking as a favor against Paul that he summon him to Jerusalem—because they were planning an ambush to kill him on the way.
- Psalms 119:24Your testimonies are my delight; they are my counselors.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:95
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me - That is, they have lain in wait; or, they have laid a plan. They are watching the opportunity to do it. But I will consider thy testimonies - I will think of them; I will adhere to them; I will find my support in them; I will not be driven from my adhesion to them by an apprehension of what man can do to me.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 95The wicked planned to kill the psalmist, but they faced destruction themselves (Psalm 1:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-176ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). 1. undefiled--literally, "complete," perfect, or sincere (compare Psa 37:37). in--or, "of" the way--course of life. walk--act in the law--according to it (compare Lu 1:6). law--from a word meaning "to teach," is a term of rather general purport, denoting the instruction of God's Word.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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