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Psalms 119:95
95The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes.
Psalms 119:95 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked lie in wait to destroy me, but I consider your testimonies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked wait for me to destroy me, But I will consider Your testimonies.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Though the wicked hide along the way to kill me, I will quietly keep my mind on your laws.
Context of Psalms 119:95
93I will never forget your precepts, for by them you have preserved my life. 94Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts. The wicked are waiting to destroy me, but I will ponder your statutes. 96To all perfection I see a limit, but your commands are boundless. 97Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:95 word by word
לִ֤י קִוּ֣וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים לְאַבְּדֵ֑נִי עֵ֝דֹתֶ֗יךָ אֶתְבּוֹנָֽן׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:95
- Psalms 119:61Though the wicked bind me with ropes, I will not forget 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 27:2When the wicked advance against me to devour me, it is my enemies and my foes who will stumble and fall.
- Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for the righteous, intent on putting them to death;
- Psalms 38:12Those who want to kill me set their traps, those who would harm me talk of my ruin; all day long they scheme and lie.
- 1 Samuel 23:20Now, Your Majesty, come down whenever it pleases you to do so, and we will be responsible for giving him into your hands.”
- 2 Samuel 17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
- Matthew 26:3Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Acts 12:11Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know without a doubt that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from Herod’s clutches and from everything the Jewish people were hoping would happen.”
- Acts 23:21Don’t give in to them, because more than forty of them are waiting in ambush for him. They have taken an oath not to eat or drink until they have killed him. They are ready now, waiting for your consent to their request.”
- Acts 25:3They requested Festus, as a favor to them, to have Paul transferred to Jerusalem, for they were preparing an ambush to kill him along the way.
- Psalms 119:24Your statutes are my delight; they are my counselors.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:95
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 95The wicked have waited for me to destroy me - That is, they have lain in wait; or, they have laid a plan. They are watching the opportunity to do it. But I will consider thy testimonies - I will think of them; I will adhere to them; I will find my support in them; I will not be driven from my adhesion to them by an apprehension of what man can do to me.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 89-96Verses 89-96 The settling of God's word in heaven, is opposed to the changes and revolutions of the earth. And the engagements of God's covenant are established more firmly than the earth itself. All the creatures answer the ends of their creation: shall man, who alone is endued with reason, be the only unprofitable burden of the earth? We may make the Bible a pleasant companion at any time. But the word, without the grace of God, would not quicken us…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 95The wicked planned to kill the psalmist, but they faced destruction themselves (Psalm 1:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-176ALEPH. (Psa 119:1-8). 1. undefiled--literally, "complete," perfect, or sincere (compare Psa 37:37). in--or, "of" the way--course of life. walk--act in the law--according to it (compare Lu 1:6). law--from a word meaning "to teach," is a term of rather general purport, denoting the instruction of God's Word.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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