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Psalm 119:139 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 139
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.Psalm 119:139 · King James Version
Psalm 119:139 in context
137Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
138Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.
139My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words.
140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forgottenshâkachto mislayH7911 →
- consumedtsâmathto extirpateH6789 →
- enemiestsarnarrowH6862 →
- zealqinʼâhjealousy or envyH7068 →
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Here is, 1. The great contempt which wicked men put upon religion: My enemies have forgotten thy words. They have often heard them, but so little did they heed them that they soon forgot them, they willingly forgot them, not only through carelessness let them slip out of their minds, but contrived how to cast them…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary