Psalms 119:51

Psalms 119:51 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
• New International Version (NIV)The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The insolent utterly deride me, but I do not turn away from your law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The proud have me in great derision, Yet I do not turn aside from Your law.

Context of Psalms 119:51

49Remember your promise to me; it is my only hope. 50Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles. The proud hold me in utter contempt, but I do not turn away from your instructions. 52I meditate on your age-old regulations; O Lord, they comfort me. 53I become furious with the wicked, because they reject your instructions.

Psalms 119:51 word by word

זֵ֭דִים הֱלִיצֻ֣נִי עַד־מְאֹ֑ד מִ֝תּֽוֹרָתְךָ֗ לֹ֣א נָטִֽיתִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The proudזֵדzêd · arrogantH2086
• have had me greatlyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• in derisionלִיץlûts · to mockH3887
• have I not declinedנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
• from thy lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451

Cross-references for Psalms 119:51

• Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed.
• Psalms 123:3Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy, for we have had our fill of contempt.
• Jeremiah 20:7O Lord, you misled me, and I allowed myself to be misled. You are stronger than I am, and you overpowered me. Now I am mocked every day; everyone laughs at me.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.
• Luke 23:35The crowd watched and the leaders scoffed. “He saved others,” they said, “let him save himself if he is really God’s Messiah, the Chosen One.”
• Psalms 119:31I cling to your laws. Lord, don’t let me be put to shame!
• Psalms 44:18Our hearts have not deserted you. We have not strayed from your path.
• Job 23:11For I have stayed on God’s paths; I have followed his ways and not turned aside.
• Isaiah 38:3“Remember, O Lord, how I have always been faithful to you and have served you single-mindedly, always doing what pleases you.” Then he broke down and wept bitterly.
• Isaiah 42:4He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.”
• Acts 20:23except that the Holy Spirit tells me in city after city that jail and suffering lie ahead.
• Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:51

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 51The proud have had me - We have been treated, not only with oppressive cruelty, but also with contempt, because we still professed to trust in thee, the living God, who because of our transgressions hadst been greatly displeased with us; jet we have not declined from thy law.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 51The proud have had me greatly in derision - Those of rank; those in high life: perhaps, as we should say, the frivolous and fashionable world. They have ridiculed me; they have held me up to contempt for my scruples, my seriousness, my conscientiousness, my unwillingness to mingle with them in the pursuits, the pastimes, the frivolities of life. It is now no new thing to be held in contempt by the “proud” and the frivolous, on account of serious piety; to…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 49-56Verses 49-56 Those that make God's promises their portion, may with humble boldness make them their plea. He that by his Spirit works faith in us, will work for us. The word of God speaks comfort in affliction. If, through grace, it makes us holy, there is enough in it to make us easy, in all conditions. Let us be certain we have the Divine law for what we believe, and then let not scoffers prevail upon us to decline from it. God's judgments of old…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 49-56Zayin (ז) is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist asks God to remember his word as the psalmist also remembers God’s word and his name. Remembrance expresses devotion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 49-5149-51. Resting on the promises consoles under affliction and the tauntings of the insolent. upon which--rather, "Remember Thy word unto Thy servant, because," &c. So the Hebrew requires [Hengstenberg].Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:51

• Instruction
• Obedience
• Persecution
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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