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Psalms 119:110
110The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts.
Psalms 119:110 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked have laid a snare for me: yet I erred not from thy precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked have laid a snare for me, Yet I have not strayed from Your precepts.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments.
Context of Psalms 119:110
108Accept, Lord, the willing praise of my mouth, and teach me your laws. 109Though I constantly take my life in my hands, I will not forget your law. The wicked have set a snare for me, but I have not strayed from your precepts. 111Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. 112My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:110 word by word
נָתְנ֬וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים פַּ֣ח לִ֑י וּ֝מִפִּקּוּדֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א תָעִֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:110
- Psalms 119:85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law.
- Psalms 10:8He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;
- Psalms 124:6Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.
- Psalms 140:5The arrogant have hidden a snare for me; they have spread out the cords of their net and have set traps for me along my path.
- Psalms 141:9Keep me safe from the traps set by evildoers, from the snares they have laid for me.
- Proverbs 1:11If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;
- Jeremiah 18:22Let a cry be heard from their houses when you suddenly bring invaders against them, for they have dug a pit to capture me and have hidden snares for my feet.
- Psalms 119:10I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
- Daniel 6:10Now when Daniel learned that the decree had been published, he went home to his upstairs room where the windows opened toward Jerusalem. Three times a day he got down on his knees and prayed, giving thanks to his God, just as he had done before.
- Luke 20:19The teachers of the law and the chief priests looked for a way to arrest him immediately, because they knew he had spoken this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:110
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 110The wicked have laid a snare - Thus their lives were continually exposed to danger.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 110The wicked have laid a snare for me - As men do to take wild beasts or birds. See the notes at Psalm 119:85. Compare Job 18:8, note; Job 18:10, note; Psalm 9:15, note; Psalm 69:22, note. See also Psalm 119:61, Psalm 119:69. Yet I erred not from thy precepts - Notwithstanding the danger to which I was exposed, I maintained a steadfast adherence to thy commandments. I was not deterred from obeying them by any peril which beset me.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 105-112Verses 105-112 The word of God directs us in our work and way, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. The commandment is a lamp kept burning with the oil of the Spirit, as a light to direct us in the choice of our way, and the steps we take in that way. The keeping of God's commands here meant, was that of a sinner under a dispensation of mercy, of a believer having part in the covenant of grace. The psalmist is often afflicted; but with…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 108-112freewill offerings of my mouth: This Hebrew expression is unique in the Old Testament (compare Psalm 50:23). The psalmist is vulnerable to his opponents because of his commitment to a wise life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 109-110109-110. In the midst of deadly perils (the phrase is drawn from the fact that what we carry in our hands may easily slip from them, Jud 12:3; 1Sa 28:21; Job 13:14; compare 1Sa 19:5), and exposed to crafty enemies, his safety and guidance is in the truth and promises of God.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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