God’s Word Translation
Psalms 119:141
141I am unimportant and despised, ⌞yet⌟ I never forget your guiding principles.
Psalms 119:141 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I am small and despised, Yet I do not forget Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:141
139My devotion ⌞for your words⌟ consumes me, because my enemies have forgotten your words. 140Your promise has been thoroughly tested, and I love it. I am unimportant and despised, ⌞yet⌟ I never forget your guiding principles. 142Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and your teachings are reliable. 143Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments ⌞still⌟ make me happy.
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צָעִ֣יר אָנֹכִ֣י וְנִבְזֶ֑ה פִּ֝קֻּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:141
- Psalms 22:6Yet, I am a worm and not a man. I am scorned by humanity and despised by people.
- Psalms 40:17But I am oppressed and needy. May the Lord think of me. You are my help and my savior. O my God, do not delay!
- Proverbs 15:16Better to have a little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and turmoil.
- Proverbs 16:8Better a few ⌞possessions⌟ gained honestly than many gained through injustice.
- Proverbs 19:1Better to be a poor person who lives innocently than to be one who talks dishonestly and is a fool.
- Isaiah 53:3He was despised and rejected by people. He was a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering. He was despised like one from whom people turn their faces, and we didn’t consider him to be worth anything.
- Luke 6:20Jesus looked at his disciples and said, “Blessed are those who are poor. God’s kingdom is theirs.
- Luke 9:58Jesus told him, “Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to sleep.”
- 2 Corinthians 8:9You know about the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was rich, yet for your sake he became poor in order to make you rich through his poverty.
- James 2:5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Didn’t God choose poor people in the world to become rich in faith and to receive the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
- Psalms 119:109I always take my life into my own hands, but I never forget your teachings.
- Proverbs 3:1My son, do not forget my teachings, and keep my commands in mind,
Commentaries on Psalms 119:141
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 141I am small and despised - The word here rendered “small” may mean “small” in respect to number - that is, “few,” Micah 5:2; Isaiah 60:22; or in respect to age - “young,” Genesis 19:31; or in respect to dignity - “low;” least in rank or esteem. The language here may be applied to the church as comparatively few; to one who is young; or to one in humble life. Either of these may be a reason why one is regarded as of little consequence, or may be subject to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 137-144Verses 137-144 God never did, and never can do wrong to any. The promises are faithfully performed by Him that made them. Zeal against sin should constrain us to do what we can against it, at least to do more in religion ourselves. Our love to the word of God is evidence of our love to God, because it is designed to make us partake his holiness. Men's real excellency always makes them low in their own eyes. When we are small and despised, we have the more…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 141The psalmist feels very troubled by those who oppress him (see Psalm 119:143; compare Isaiah 53).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 141141. The pious, however despised of men, are distinguished in God's sight by a regard for His law.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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