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Psalms 119:161
161Princes persecute me for no reason, but my heart is in awe of Your words.
Psalms 119:161 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
- New International Version (NIV)Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.
Context of Psalms 119:161
159See how I loved Your precepts. Restore my life, Adonai, with Your lovingkindness. 160Truth is the essence of Your word, and all Your righteous rulings are eternal. Princes persecute me for no reason, but my heart is in awe of Your words. 162I rejoice in Your word, as one who finds great spoil. 163I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your Torah I love.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:161 word by word
שָׂ֭רִים רְדָפ֣וּנִי חִנָּ֑ם וּ֝מִדְּבָרְךָ֗ פָּחַ֥ד לִבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:161
- Psalms 119:23Though princes sit and talk against me, Your servant meditates on Your decrees.
- 1 Samuel 24:9Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words saying: ‘Look, David intends you harm’?
- 1 Samuel 26:18then added, “Yet why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?
- John 15:25So is fulfilled the word written in their Scripture, ‘They hated Me for no reason.’
- Psalms 4:4But know that Adonai has set apart the godly for His own. Adonai will hear when I call to Him.
- Genesis 39:9No one in this house is greater than I, and he has withheld nothing from me—except you, because you are his wife. So how could I commit this great evil and sin against God?”
- Genesis 42:18Then Joseph said to them on the third day, “Do this and you will live. I fear God.
- 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was softened and you humbled yourself before Adonai when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants—that they should become a desolation and a curse—and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I also have heard you,’ declares Adonai.
- Nehemiah 5:15The earlier governors, those preceding me, placed heavy burdens on the people, and took bread and wine from them, in addition to forty shekels of silver. Their attendants also lorded over the people. But I did not do so, out of fear of God.
- Job 31:23For calamity from God was a terror to me, and because of His majesty, I could do nothing.
- Isaiah 66:2For My hand has made all these things, so all these things came to be,” declares Adonai. “But on this one will I look, one humble and of a contrite spirit, who trembles at My word.”
- Jeremiah 36:23Now as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, he cut it with the scribe’s knife and tossed it into the fire that was in the fireplace, until the whole megillah was consumed in the fire in the fireplace.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:161
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 161Princes have persecuted me without a cause - This commences a new division of the psalm, indicated by the Hebrew letter Schin (שׂ ś and שׁ sh ) - corresponding to our “s,” or “sh.” On the meaning of the expression here, see Psalm 119:23, note; Psalm 119:76, note. But my heart standeth in awe of thy word - I still reverence thy word. I am not deterred from keeping thy law by any threats or intimidations. This is in accordance with the uniform statements…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 161-168Verses 161-168 Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word, will rather endure the wrath of man, than break the law of God. By the word of God we are unspeakable gainers. Every man hates to have a lie told him, but we should more hate telling a lie; by the latter we give an affront to God. The more we see the beauty of truth, the more we shall see the hateful deformity of a lie. We are to praise God even for afflictions; through grace we get good from…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 161-164my heart fears … I rejoice: Fear, trembling, and joy show the psalmist’s devotion to God. God’s word is a treasure (great spoil). In the Old Testament, the number seven represents wholeness.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 161-165161-165. (Compare Psa 119:46, 86). awe--reverential, not slavish fear, which could not coexist with love (Psa 119:163; 1Jo 4:8). Instead of fearing his persecutors, he fears God's Word alone (Lu 12:4, 5). The Jews inscribe in the first page of the great Bible (Ge 28:17), "How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"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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