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Psalm 119:51 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 51
The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.Psalm 119:51 · King James Version
Psalm 119:51 in context
49Remember the word unto thy servant, upon which thou hast caused me to hope.
50This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.
51The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law.
52I remembered thy judgments of old, O LORD; and have comforted myself.
53Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- derisionlûwtsproperly, to make mouths atH3887 →
- declinednâṭâhto stretch or spread outH5186 →
- greatlymᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- proudzêdarrogantH2086 →
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David here tells us, and it will be of use to us to know it, 1. That he had been jeered for his religion. Though he was a man of honour, a man of great prudence, and had done eminent services to his country, yet, because he was a devout conscientious man, the proud had him greatly in derision;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary