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Psalm 119:161 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 161
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.Psalm 119:161 · King James Version
Psalm 119:161 in context
159Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
160Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.
161Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
162I rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
163I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- persecutedrâdaphto run after (usually with hostile intentH7291 →
- Princessara head personH8269 →
- causechinnâmgratisH2600 →
- heartlêbthe heartH3820 →
- awepâchadto be startledH6342 →
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David here lets us know, 1. How he was discouraged in his duty by the fear of man: Princes persecuted him. They looked upon him as a traitor and an enemy to the government, and under that notion sought his life, and bade him go serve other gods, Sa1 26:19. It has been the common lot of the best men to be persecuted;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary