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Psalms 119:87
87They almost wiped me off ⌞the face of⌟ the earth. But I did not abandon your guiding principles.
Psalms 119:87 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They have almost made an end of me on earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They almost made an end of me on earth, But I did not forsake Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:87
85Arrogant people have dug pits to trap me in defiance of your teachings. 86(All your commandments are reliable.) Those people persecute me with lies. Help me! They almost wiped me off ⌞the face of⌟ the earth. But I did not abandon your guiding principles. 88Give me a new life through your mercy so that I may obey the written instructions, ⌞which came⌟ from your mouth. 89O Lord, your word is established in heaven forever.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:87 word by word
כִּ֭מְעַט כִּלּ֣וּנִי בָאָ֑רֶץ וַ֝אֲנִ֗י לֹא־עָזַ֥בְתִּי פִקֻּודֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:87
- 1 Samuel 20:3But David took an oath, saying, “Your father certainly knows that you support me, so he said ⌞to himself⌟, ‘Jonathan must not know about this. It will bring him distress.’ But I solemnly swear, as the Lord and you live, I’m only one step away from death.”
- 1 Samuel 23:26Saul went on one side of the mountain, and David and his men went on the other side of the mountain. David was hurrying to get away from Saul, and Saul and his men were going around ⌞the mountain⌟ toward David and his men, trying to capture them.
- 2 Samuel 17:16Now send messengers quickly to tell David, ‘Don’t rest tonight in the river crossings in the desert, but make sure you cross ⌞the river⌟, or Your Majesty and all the troops with him will be wiped out.’ ”
- Matthew 10:28Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
- Psalms 119:51Arrogant people have mocked me with cruelty, yet I have not turned away from your teachings.
- 1 Samuel 24:6He said to his men, “It would be unthinkable for me to raise my hand against His Majesty, the Lord’s anointed king, since he is the Lord’s anointed.”
- 1 Samuel 26:9“Don’t kill him!” David told Abishai. “No one has ever attacked the Lord’s anointed king and remained free of guilt.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:87
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 87They had almost consumed me - Had it not been for thy mercy, we had all been destroyed under this oppressive captivity.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 87They had almost consumed me upon earth - The word which is here translated “consumed” is the same which is used in Psalm 119:81, and there rendered “fainteth.” See the notes at that verse. The idea is, that their persecutions had been so severe, and so long continued, that his strength was almost exhausted; he was ready to faint and to die. But I forsook not thy precepts - I still adhered to thee, even in the extremity of my suffering. The effect of…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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