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Psalms 119:61
61Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law.
Psalms 119:61 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Though the cords of the wicked ensnare me, I do not forget your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The cords of the wicked have bound me, But I have not forgotten Your law.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Evil people try to drag me into sin, but I am firmly anchored to your instructions.
Context of Psalms 119:61
59I have considered my ways and have turned my steps to your statutes. 60I will hasten and not delay to obey your commands. Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget your law. 62At midnight I rise to give you thanks for your righteous laws. 63I am a friend to all who fear you, to all who follow your precepts.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:61 word by word
חֶבְלֵ֣י רְשָׁעִ֣ים עִוְּדֻ֑נִי תּֽ֝וֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א שָׁכָֽחְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:61
- Psalms 119:95The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
- Psalms 3:1Lord, how many are my foes! How many rise up against me!
- 1 Samuel 30:3When David and his men reached Ziklag, they found it destroyed by fire and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
- Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
- Hosea 6:9As marauders lie in ambush for a victim, so do bands of priests; they murder on the road to Shechem, carrying out their wicked schemes.
- Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands.
- 1 Samuel 24:9He said to Saul, “Why do you listen when men say, ‘David is bent on harming you’?
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Don’t destroy him! Who can lay a hand on the Lord’s anointed and be guiltless?
- Proverbs 24:29Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me; I’ll pay them back for what they did.”
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:61
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 61The bands of the wicked have robbed me - חבלי chebley, the cables, cords, or snares of the wicked. They have hunted us like wild beasts; many they have taken for prey, and many they have destroyed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 61The bands of the wicked - Margin, “companies.” The Hebrew word properly means a cord, a rope; then a snare, gin, net; then, a band or a company of men. The reference is to some time in the life of the psalmist when he was surrounded by wicked men. Have robbed me - Rather, have surrounded me; have environed me - for so the Hebrew word means. But I have not forgotten thy law - I have not been deterred from keeping it by the dangers to which I have been…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 57-64Verses 57-64 True believers take the Lord for the portion of their inheritance, and nothing less will satisfy them. The psalmist prayed with his whole heart, knowing how to value the blessing he prayed for: he desired the mercy promised, and depended on the promise for it. He turned from by-paths, and returned to God's testimonies. He delayed not. It behoves sinners to hasten to escape; and the believer will be equally in haste to glorify God. No care or…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 61Wicked people try to lead him into sin, but the psalmist remembers God's word and stays strong (see Psalm 119:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 61-6261-62. This the more, if opposition of enemies, or love of ease is overcome in thus honoring God's law. have robbed me--better, surrounded me, either as forcible constraints like fetters, or as the cords of their nets. Hengstenberg translates, "snares."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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