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Psalms 119:87
87They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts.
Psalms 119:87 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments.
Context of Psalms 119:87
85The arrogant dig pits to trap me, contrary to your law. 86All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause. They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken your precepts. 88In your unfailing love preserve my life, that I may obey the statutes of your mouth. 89Your word, Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens.
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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 and said, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know this or he will be grieved.’ Yet as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, there is only a step between me and death.”
- 1 Samuel 23:26Saul was going along one side of the mountain, and David and his men were on the other side, hurrying to get away from Saul. As Saul and his forces were closing in on David and his men to capture them,
- 2 Samuel 17:16Now send a message at once and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords in the wilderness; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’ ”
- Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Psalms 119:51The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.
- 1 Samuel 24:6He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”
- 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?
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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