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Psalms 119:150
150Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions.
Psalms 119:150 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They draw nigh that follow after mischief: they are far from thy law.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who devise wicked schemes are near, but they are far from your law.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They draw near who persecute me with evil purpose; they are far from your law.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They draw near who follow after wickedness; They are far from Your law.
Context of Psalms 119:150
148I stay awake through the night, thinking about your promise. 149In your faithful love, O Lord, hear my cry; let me be revived by following your regulations. Lawless people are coming to attack me; they live far from your instructions. 151But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true. 152I have known from my earliest days that your laws will last forever.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:150 word by word
קָ֭רְבוּ רֹדְפֵ֣י זִמָּ֑ה מִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ רָחָֽקוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:150
- Psalms 22:11Do not stay so far from me, for trouble is near, and no one else can help me.
- Psalms 27:2When evil people come to devour me, when my enemies and foes attack me, they will stumble and fall.
- 1 Samuel 23:16Jonathan went to find David and encouraged him to stay strong in his faith in God.
- 2 Samuel 17:16“Quick!” he told them. “Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him.”
- Matthew 26:46Up, let’s be going. Look, my betrayer is here!”
- Psalms 50:17For you refuse my discipline and treat my words like trash.
- Job 21:14And yet they say to God, ‘Go away. We want no part of you and your ways.
- Proverbs 1:7Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- Proverbs 28:9God detests the prayers of a person who ignores the law.
- Ephesians 2:13But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to him through the blood of Christ.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:150
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 150They draw nigh - They follow me; they press hard upon me. That follow after mischief - That seek to do me wrong. They are far from thy law - They yield no obedience to it; they are not influenced by it in their conduct toward me.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 145-152Verses 145-152 Supplications with the whole heart are presented only by those who desire God's salvation, and who love his commandments. Whither should the child go but to his father? Save me from my sins, my corruptions, my temptations, all the hinderances in my way, that I may keep thy testimonies. Christians who enjoy health, should not suffer the early hours of the morning to glide away unimproved. Hope in God's word encourages us to continue in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 150-151Coming to attack me (or draw near) is a Hebrew wordplay on You are near. The wicked stay far from God's instructions, but the psalmist stays close, so he does not need to fear.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 150-152150-152. Though the wicked are near to injure, because far from God's law, He is near to help, and faithful to His word, which abides for ever. RESH. (Psa 119:153-160).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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