New English Translation
Psalms 119:157
157The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules.
Psalms 119:157 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)Many are the foes who persecute me, but I have not turned from your statutes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Many are my persecutors and my enemies, Yet I do not turn from Your testimonies.
Context of Psalms 119:157
155The wicked have no chance for deliverance, for they do not seek your statutes. 156Your compassion is great, O Lord. Revive me, as you typically do! The enemies who chase me are numerous. Yet I do not turn aside from your rules. 158I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions. 159See how I love your precepts! O Lord, revive me with your loyal love!
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:157 word by word
רַ֭בִּים רֹדְפַ֣י וְצָרָ֑י מֵ֝עֵדְוֹתֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א נָטִֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:157
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how numerous are my enemies! Many attack me.
- Psalms 22:12Many bulls surround me; powerful bulls of Bashan hem me in.
- Psalms 25:19Watch my enemies, for they outnumber me; they hate me and want to harm me.
- Psalms 56:2Those who anticipate my defeat attack me all day long. Indeed, many are fighting against me, O Exalted One.
- Psalms 118:10All the nations surrounded me. Indeed, in the name of the Lord I pushed them away.
- Matthew 24:9“Then they will hand you over to be persecuted and will kill you. You will be hated by all the nations because of my name.
- Matthew 26:47While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the twelve, arrived. With him was a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent by the chief priests and elders of the people.
- Acts 4:27“For indeed both Herod and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, assembled together in this city against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed,
- Psalms 119:51Arrogant people do nothing but scoff at me. Yet I do not turn aside from your law.
- Psalms 44:17All this has happened to us, even though we have not rejected you or violated your covenant with us.
- Job 17:9But the righteous man holds to his way, and the one with clean hands grows stronger.
- Job 23:11My feet have followed his steps closely; I have kept to his way and have not turned aside.
- Isaiah 42:4He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.”
- Acts 20:23except that the Holy Spirit warns me in town after town that imprisonment and persecutions are waiting for me.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, dear brothers and sisters, be firm. Do not be moved! Always be outstanding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:157
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 157Many are my persecutors and mine enemies - The thought here turns on the number of his enemies, and on the effect which numbers might have in turning one from the way of truth. We might meet one such enemy, and overcome him; we might resist the influence of one in endeavoring to turn us away from the truth, but the danger of falling is much increased when numbers are combined in persecuting us, or in seeking to turn us away from our religion - when it…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 153-160Verses 153-160 The closer we cleave to the word of God, both as our rule and as our stay, the more assurance we have of deliverance. Christ is the Advocate of his people, their Redeemer. Those who were quickened by his Spirit and grace, when they were dead in trespasses and sins, often need to have the work of grace revived in them, according to the word of promise. The wicked not only do not God's statutes, but they do not even seek them. They flatter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 153-160Resh (ר): This request for life appears throughout Psalm 119, but it is focused in this stanza.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 157157. (Compare Psa 119:86, 87, 95).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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