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Psalms 119:86
86All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause.
Psalms 119:86 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
- New International Version (NIV)All your commands are trustworthy; help me, for I am being persecuted without cause.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All your commandments are sure; they persecute me with falsehood; help me!
- New King James Version (NKJV)All Your commandments are faithful; They persecute me wrongfully; Help me!
Context of Psalms 119:86
84How long must I wait? When will you punish those who persecute me? 85These arrogant people who hate your instructions have dug deep pits to trap me. All your commands are trustworthy. Protect me from those who hunt me down without cause. 87They almost finished me off, but I refused to abandon your commandments. 88In your unfailing love, spare my life; then I can continue to obey your laws.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:86 word by word
כָּל־מִצְוֹתֶ֥יךָ אֱמוּנָ֑ה שֶׁ֖קֶר רְדָפ֣וּנִי עָזְרֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:86
- Psalms 119:128Each of your commandments is right. That is why I hate every false way.
- Psalms 19:9Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever. The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair.
- Romans 7:12But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.
- Psalms 119:78Bring disgrace upon the arrogant people who lied about me; meanwhile, I will concentrate on your commandments.
- Psalms 7:1I come to you for protection, O Lord my God. Save me from my persecutors—rescue me!
- 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 38:19I have many aggressive enemies; they hate me without reason.
- Psalms 59:3They have set an ambush for me. Fierce enemies are out there waiting, Lord, though I have not sinned or offended them.
- Jeremiah 18:20Should they repay evil for good? They have dug a pit to kill me, though I pleaded for them and tried to protect them from your anger.
- Psalms 70:5But as for me, I am poor and needy; please hurry to my aid, O God. You are my helper and my savior; O Lord, do not delay.
- Psalms 142:4I look for someone to come and help me, but no one gives me a passing thought! No one will help me; no one cares a bit what happens to me.
- Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, Lord; I run to you to hide me.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:86
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 86All thy commandments are faithful - Margin, “faithfulness.” The idea in the Hebrew is that they are worthy to be relied on. They are founded in truth, and they should secure our confidence. They persecute me wrongfully - Hebrew, a “lie, “or “falsehood.” That is, There is a “lie” or “falsehood” at the foundation of their persecutions. Those persecutions are not based on any just views of what I am, or of the treatment which I ought to receive at the hand…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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