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Psalms 119:143
143Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight.
Psalms 119:143 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.
- New Living Translation (NLT)As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands.
Context of Psalms 119:143
141Though I am lowly and despised, I do not forget your precepts. 142Your righteousness is everlasting and your law is true. Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight. 144Your statutes are always righteous; give me understanding that I may live. 145I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord, and I will obey your decrees.
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צַר־וּמָצ֥וֹק מְצָא֑וּנִי מִ֝צְוֹתֶ֗יךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:143
- Psalms 119:107I have suffered much; preserve my life, Lord, according to your word.
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 88:3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.
- Psalms 116:3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
- Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
- Mark 14:33He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
- Psalms 119:16I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
- Job 23:12I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.
- John 4:34“My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:143
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 143Trouble and anguish - The word rendered “trouble” means affliction of any kind; the word rendered “anguish” would probably express that which results from being pressed, compressed, straitened. It properly refers to a situation where there is no room to move, and where we are pent up in a narrow place. The two words denote deep affliction. Have taken hold on me - Margin, as in Hebrew, “found me.” That is, they were in pursuit of me, and have at last…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. 137-144Tsadhe (צ) is the eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. God is righteous, and his word is right and just, especially in contrast to the deceptions of the wicked.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 142-144142-144. The principles of God's government are permanent and reliable, and in the deepest distress His people find them a theme of delightful meditation and a source of reviving power (Psa 119:17, 116). law is the truth--It therefore cannot deceive as to its promises. everlasting--(Psa 111:3), though to outward appearance seeming dead. KOPH. (Psa 119:145-152).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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