Psalms 119:141–143
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
I am small and despised: yet doe not I forget thy precepts.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnesse: and thy law is the trueth.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
†Trouble and anguish haue taken hold on me: yet thy commaundements are my delights.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. found me.
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From verse 141
- Psalms 22:6Rank 1 from verse 141
6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
6But I am a worme, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9Rank 2 from verse 141
9For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
9For yee know the grace of our Lord Iesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poore, that yee through his pouertie might be rich.
5Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
5Hearken, my beloued brethren, Hath not God chosen the poore of this world, rich in faith, and heires of ‖the kingdome, which hee hath promised to them that loue him?
20¶ And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
20¶ And hee lifted vp his eyes on his disciples, and said, *Blessed be yee poore: for yours is the kingdome of God.
58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
58And Iesus said vnto him, Foxes haue holes, and birds of the aire haue nests, but the Sonne of man hath not where to lay his head.
- Proverbs 15:16Rank 6 from verse 141
16Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.
16*Better is little with the feare of the LORD, then great treasure, and trouble therewith.
- Proverbs 16:8Rank 7 from verse 141
8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
8*Better is a little with righteousnesse, then great reuenewes without right.
- Proverbs 3:1Rank 8 from verse 141
1MY son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
1¶ My sonne, forget not my lawe; *but let thine heart keepe my commaundements:
- Psalms 119:109Rank 9 from verse 141
109My soul is continually in my hand: yet do I not forget thy law.
109My soule is continually in my hand: yet doe I not forget thy Law.
- Psalms 40:17Rank 10 from verse 141
17But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.
17But I am poore and needy, yet the LORD thinketh vpon me: thou art my helpe and my deliuerer, make no tarrying, O my God.
- Isaiah 53:3Rank 11 from verse 141
3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
3*‖He is despised and reiected of men, a man ofsorrows, and acquainted with griefe: and we hid as it were our faces from him; hee was despised, and wee esteemed him not.
- Proverbs 19:1Rank 12 from verse 141
1BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
1¶ *Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, then he that is peruerse in his lippes, and is a foole.
- Psalms 119:176Rank 13 from verse 141
176I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
176I haue gone astray like a lost sheepe, seeke thy seruant: for I doe not forget thy commandements.
From verse 142
- Psalms 19:9Rank 1 from verse 142
9The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.
9†The feare of the LORD is cleane, enduring for euer: the Iudgements of the LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
- John 17:17Rank 2 from verse 142
17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
17Sanctifie them through thy trueth: thy word is trueth.
- Psalms 119:151Rank 3 from verse 142
151Thou art near, O Lord; and all thy commandments are truth.
151Thou art neere, O LORD: and all thy commandements are trueth.
- Isaiah 51:8Rank 4 from verse 142
8For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.
8For the moth shall eate them vp like a garment, and the worme shal eate them like wooll: but my righteousnes shalbe for euer; and my saluation from generation to generation.
- Isaiah 51:6Rank 5 from verse 142
6Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
6*Lift vp your eyes to the heauens, and looke vpon the earth beneath: for the heauens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall waxe old like a garment, and they that dwel therein shall die in like maner: but my saluation shal be for euer, and my righteousnes shall not be abolished.
- Psalms 119:144Rank 6 from verse 142
144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
144The righteousnesse of thy Testimonies is euerlasting: giue me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.
- Ephesians 4:21Rank 7 from verse 142
21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
21If so be that ye haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
- Psalms 36:6Rank 8 from verse 142
6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
6†Thy righteousnesse is like the great mountaines; thy iudgements are a great deepe; O LORD, thou preseruest man and beast.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6–10Rank 9 from verse 142
6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;
7And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
9Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;
10When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.
6Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you:
7And to you who are troubled, rest with vs, when the Lord Iesus shalbe reuealed from heauen, †with his mightie Angels,
8In flaming fire, ‖taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the Gospel of our Lorde Iesus Christ,
9Who shalbe punished with euerlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power:
10When hee shall come to bee glorified in his Saints, and to bee admired in all them that beleeue (because our testimony among you was beleeued) in that day.
- Daniel 9:24Rank 10 from verse 142
24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
24‖‖†Seuentie weekes are determined vpon thy people, and vpon thy holy citie, to finish the transgression, and to make an ende of sinnes, and to make reconciliation for iniquitie, and to bring in euerlasting righteousnes, and to seale vp the vision and prophecie, and to anoynt the most Holy.
From verse 143
12Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.
12Neither haue I gone backe from the commaundement of his lippes, †I haue esteemed the words of his mouth more then ‖my necessary food.
- Psalms 119:107Rank 2 from verse 143
107I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O Lord, according unto thy word.
107I am afflicted very much: quicken mee, O LORD, according vnto thy word.
- Mark 14:33–34Rank 3 from verse 143
33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;
34And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.
33And hee taketh with him Peter, and Iames, and Iohn, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heauy,
34And saith vnto them, My soule is exceeding sorowful vnto death: tarie ye here, and watch.
- Psalms 116:3Rank 4 from verse 143
3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
3*†The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the paines of hell gate hold vpon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
- Psalms 119:16Rank 5 from verse 143
16I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
16I will delight my selfe in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
- Psalms 119:47Rank 6 from verse 143
47And I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved.
47And I will delight my selfe in thy commandements, which I haue loued.
- Psalms 119:77Rank 7 from verse 143
77Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
77Let thy tender mercies come vnto me, that I may liue: for thy lawe is my delight.
- Psalms 130:1Rank 8 from verse 143
1OUT of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.
1¶ Out of the depths haue I cryed vnto thee, O LORD.
- Psalms 18:4–5Rank 9 from verse 143
4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.
4*†The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.
5‖The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.
- Psalms 88:3–18Rank 10 from verse 143
3For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.
4I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:
5Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the deeps.
7Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waves. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: Lord, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13But unto thee have I cried, O Lord; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth over me; thy terrors have cut me off.
17They came round about me daily like water; they compassed me about together.
18Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
3For my soule is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh vnto the graue.
4I am counted with them that go downe into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength.
5‖Free among the dead, like the slaine that lie in the graue, whom thou remembrest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
6Thou hast laid me in the lowest pit: in darkenesse, in the deepes.
7Thy wrath lieth hard vpon me: and thou hast afflicted me with all thy waues. Selah.
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance farre from mee: thou hast made me an abomination vnto them: I am shut vp, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction, LORD, I haue called daily vpon thee: I haue stretched out my hands vnto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shal the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy louing kindnesse be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnesse in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnesse in the land of forgetfulnesse?
13But vnto thee haue I cried, O LORD, and in the morning shall my prayer preuent thee.
14 LORD, why castest thou off my soule? why hidest thou thy face from me?
15I am afflicted and ready to die, from my youth vp: while I suffer thy terrours, I am distracted.
16Thy fierce wrath goeth ouer me: thy terrours haue cut me off.
17‖They came round about mee daily like water: they compassed mee about together.
18Louer and friend hast thou put farre from me: and mine acquaintance into darkenesse.
34Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
34Iesus saith vnto them, My meat is, to doe the will of him that sent mee, and to finish his worke.
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Psalms 119:141
Contemned; disdained; abhorred.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage
To fail or cease to remember; to lose from mind; to neglect or disregard.
Meaning drawn from: Strong 1890 · KJV usage
Commands, rules, or authoritative instructions.
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Psalms 119:142
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
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everlasting
Enduring forever or without end; eternal in the person, life, judgment, kingdom, mercy, righteousness, or other reality spoken of.
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A rule, command, or body of commands established by authority; especially God's commandments or the law given through Moses, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
That which is true; conformity to fact, reality, faithfulness, or God's revealed word, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
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Psalms 119:143
Disturbance, affliction, distress, vexation, or difficulty; also, to disturb, distress, afflict, or inconvenience.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 · KJV usage
Extreme pain, distress, or grief; also to cause such distress.
Meaning drawn from: Bullokar 1616 · Webster 1828
Received, seized, carried, accepted, captured, chosen, or laid hold of, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890
To grasp, keep, possess, restrain, maintain, regard, or account, according to context.
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commandments
Authoritative commands, laws, or precepts; especially commands given by God, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890
Great pleasures, joys, or things that give pleasure; as a verb, gives great pleasure.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 · KJV usage
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140Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.
140†Thy word is very pure: therefore thy seruant loueth it.
141I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
141I am small and despised: yet doe not I forget thy precepts.
Selected passage142Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
142Thy righteousnesse is an euerlasting righteousnesse: and thy law is the trueth.
Selected passage143Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights.
143†Trouble and anguish haue taken hold on me: yet thy commaundements are my delights.
Selected passage144The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting: give me understanding, and I shall live.
144The righteousnesse of thy Testimonies is euerlasting: giue me vnderstanding, and I shall liue.