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Psalm 119:143 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 143
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.Psalm 119:143 · King James Version
Psalm 119:143 in context
141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
145I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O LORD: I will keep thy statutes.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- commandmentsmitsvâha command, whether human or divineH4687 →
- TroubletsarnarrowH6862 →
- anguishmâtsôwqa narrow placeH4689 →
- holdmâtsâʼproperly, to come forth toH4672 →
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These two verses are almost a repetition of the two foregoing verses, but with improvement. 1. David again professes his constant adherence to God and his duty, notwithstanding the many difficulties and discouragements he met with. He had said (Psa 119:14), I am small and despised, and yet adhere to my duty.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 143-144