Psalms 119:157

119:156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments. Great: or, Many

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

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Many are my persecutors and my adversaries. I haven’t swerved from your testimonies.

Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.

Many are my persecutors and my enemies; yet do I not decline from your testimonies.

119:158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.

What does Psalms 119:157 mean?

Psalms 119:157 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רַב (rab), רָדַף (râdaph), צַר (tsar).

Hebrew interlinear

Manyרַבrab/rab/H7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)

are

persecutorsרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)

and

mine

enemies;צַרtsar/tsar/H6862narrow; (as a noun) a tight place (usually figuratively, i.e. trouble); also a pebble ; (transitive) an opponent (as crowding)

yet

not

declineנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

from

thy

testimonies.עֵדוּתʻêdûwth/ay-dooth'/H5715testimony

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:157.

Exodus 23:2

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment: speak: Heb. answer

Numbers 22:26

And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a narrow place, where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:157 say?

Psalms 119:157 (King James Version) reads: "Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies."

Is Psalms 119:157 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:157 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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