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Psalm 119:53 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 53
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.Psalm 119:53 · King James Version
Psalm 119:53 in context
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.
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
55I have remembered thy name, O LORD, in the night, and have kept thy law.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- forsakeʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- Horrorzalʻâphâha glowH2152 →
- wickedrâshâʻmorally wrongH7563 →
- holdʼâchazto seizeH270 →
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Here is, 1. The character of wicked people; he means those that are openly and grossly wicked: They forsake thy law. Every sin is a transgression of the law, but a course and way of wilful and avowed sin is downright forsaking it and throwing it off. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary