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Psalms 119:78
78Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.
Psalms 119:78 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
- New International Version (NIV)May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let the insolent be put to shame, because they have wronged me with falsehood; as for me, I will meditate on your precepts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let the proud be ashamed, For they treated me wrongfully with falsehood; But I will meditate on Your precepts.
Context of Psalms 119:78
76Now let your unfailing love comfort me, just as you promised me, your servant. 77Surround me with your tender mercies so I may live, for your instructions are my delight. Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments. 79Let me be united with all who fear you, with those who know your laws. 80May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:78 word by word
יֵבֹ֣שׁוּ זֵ֭דִים כִּי־שֶׁ֣קֶר עִוְּת֑וּנִי אֲ֝נִ֗י אָשִׂ֥יחַ בְּפִקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:78
- Psalms 119:21You rebuke the arrogant; those who wander from your commands are cursed.
- Psalms 35:26May those who rejoice at my troubles be humiliated and disgraced. May those who triumph over me be covered with shame and dishonor.
- Psalms 119:86All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.
- Psalms 7:3O Lord my God, if I have done wrong or am guilty of injustice,
- Psalms 25:3No one who trusts in you will ever be disgraced, but disgrace comes to those who try to deceive others.
- Psalms 35:7I did them no wrong, but they laid a trap for me. I did them no wrong, but they dug a pit to catch me.
- Psalms 69:4Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal.
- Psalms 109:3They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.
- 1 Samuel 24:10This very day you can see with your own eyes it isn’t true. For the Lord placed you at my mercy back there in the cave. Some of my men told me to kill you, but I spared you. For I said, ‘I will never harm the king—he is the Lord’s anointed one.’
- 1 Samuel 26:18Why are you chasing me? What have I done? What is my crime?
- John 15:25This fulfills what is written in their Scriptures: ‘They hated me without cause.’
- 1 Peter 2:20Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you.
- Psalms 119:23Even princes sit and speak against me, but I will meditate on your decrees.
- Psalms 1:2But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:78
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 78Let the proud be ashamed - To reduce a proud man to shame, is to humble him indeed. Let them be confounded. Without cause - without any colourable pretext, have they persecuted me.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 78Let the proud be ashamed - Referring here to his enemies, who appear to have been in the higher ranks of life, or to have been those who prided themselves on their wealth, their station, or their influence. See the notes at Psalm 119:51. The psalmist asks here that they might be confounded or put to shame; that is, that they might fail of accomplishing their purposes in regard to him. See Psalm 25:2-3, notes; Job 6:20, note. For they dealt perversely with…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 73-80Verses 73-80 God made us to serve him, and enjoy him; but by sin we have made ourselves unfit to serve him, and to enjoy him. We ought, therefore, continually to beseech him, by his Holy Spirit, to give us understanding. The comforts some have in God, should be matter of joy to others. But it is easy to own, that God's judgments are right, until it comes to be our own case. All supports under affliction must come from mercy and compassion. The mercies of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 73-80Yodh (י) is the tenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. In this prayer for comfort and compassion, the psalmist commits himself to his Creator, who has afflicted him. He wants God to pay back his enemies for the wrongs they have done. He also prays to receive the gift of life. He not only prays for himself but also considers the whole community of the godly, asking that God’s answers to prayer would…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 75-7875-78. in faithfulness--that is, without in the least violating Thy faithfulness; because my sins deserved and needed fatherly chastisement. Enduring chastisement with a filial temper (He 12:6-11), God's promises of mercy (Ro 8:28) will be fulfilled, and He will give comfort in sorrow (La 3:22; 2Co 1:3, 4).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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