Psalms 119:85–87
The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
The proud haue digged pittes for me: which are not after thy law.
All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
†All thy commaundements are faithfull: they persecute me wrongfully; helpe thou me.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. faithfulnesse.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost consumed mee vpon earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
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From verse 85
- Proverbs 16:27Rank 1 from verse 85
- Psalms 35:7Rank 2 from verse 85
- Jeremiah 18:20Rank 3 from verse 85
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
20Shall euill bee recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee to speake good for them, and to turne away thy wrath from them.
- Psalms 119:78Rank 4 from verse 85
- Psalms 7:15Rank 5 from verse 85
- Psalms 36:11Rank 6 from verse 85
- Jeremiah 18:22Rank 7 from verse 85
22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them: for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
22Let a crie bee heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troupe suddenly vpon them, for they haue digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
- Psalms 58:1–2Rank 8 from verse 85
1DO ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
1¶ Doe yee indeed speake righteousnesse, O congregation? doe ye iudge vprightly, O ye sonnes of men?
2Yea, in heart you worke wickednesse; you waigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
From verse 86
- Psalms 35:19Rank 1 from verse 86
- Psalms 70:5Rank 2 from verse 86
- Psalms 109:26Rank 3 from verse 86
- Psalms 119:78Rank 4 from verse 86
- Psalms 35:7Rank 5 from verse 86
- Psalms 119:128Rank 6 from verse 86
- Psalms 119:138Rank 7 from verse 86
- Psalms 119:151Rank 8 from verse 86
- Romans 7:12Rank 9 from verse 86
- Jeremiah 18:20Rank 10 from verse 86
20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.
20Shall euill bee recompensed for good? for they haue digged a pit for my soule: remember that I stood before thee to speake good for them, and to turne away thy wrath from them.
- Psalms 119:142Rank 11 from verse 86
- Psalms 19:9Rank 12 from verse 86
- Psalms 142:4–6Rank 13 from verse 86
4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul.
5I cried unto thee, O Lord: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living.
6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.
4‖††I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me, refuge failed me: no man cared for my soule.
5I cried vnto thee, O LORD, I said, Thou art my refuge, and my portion in the land of the liuing.
6Attend vnto my crie, for I am brought very low, deliuer mee from my persecuters: for they are stronger then I.
- Psalms 143:9Rank 14 from verse 86
- Psalms 38:19Rank 15 from verse 86
- Psalms 59:3–4Rank 16 from verse 86
3For, lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O Lord.
4They run and prepare themselves without my fault: awake to help me, and behold.
3For loe, they lye in waite for my soule; the mighty are gathered against me, not for my transgression, nor for my sinne, O LORD.
4†They runne and prepare themselues without my fault: awake to helpe me, and behold.
- Psalms 7:1–5Rank 17 from verse 86
1O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
2Lest he tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
3O Lord my God, if I have done this; if there be iniquity in my hands;
4If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:)
5Let the enemy persecute my soul, and take it; yea, let him tread down my life upon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
1¶ O LORD, my God, in thee doe I put my trust: saue me from all them that persecute me, and deliuer me.
2†Least hee teare my soule like a lyon, renting it in pieces, while there is none to deliuer.
3O LORD my God, if I haue done this; if there be iniquitie in my hands:
4If I haue rewarded euill vnto him that was at peace with me: (yea I haue deliuered him that without cause is mine enemie.)
5Let the enemie persecute my soule, and take it, yea let him tread downe my life vpon the earth, and lay mine honour in the dust. Selah.
From verse 87
- Matthew 10:28Rank 1 from verse 87
28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
28*And feare not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soule: but rather feare him which is able to destroy both soule and body in hell.
- Isaiah 58:2Rank 2 from verse 87
2Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
2Yet they seeke mee daily, and delight to know my wayes, as a nation that did righteousnesse, and forsooke not the ordinance of their God: they aske of me the ordinances of iustice: they take delight in approching to God.
- Psalms 119:61Rank 3 from verse 87
- 1 Samuel 26:24Rank 4 from verse 87
24And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.
24And behold, as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes: so let my life bee much set by in the eyes of the LORD, and let him deliuer me out of all tribulation.
- Psalms 119:51Rank 5 from verse 87
- 1 Samuel 20:3Rank 6 from verse 87
3And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death.
3And Dauid sware moreouer, and said, Thy father certeinly knoweth that I haue found grace in thine eyes, and he sayth, Let not Ionathan know this, lest he be grieued: but truely, as the LORD liueth, and as thy soule liueth, there is but a step betweene me & death.
- 1 Samuel 23:26–27Rank 7 from verse 87
26And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
27¶ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
26And Saul went on this side of the mountaine, and Dauid and his men on that side of the mountaine: and Dauid made haste to get away for feare of Saul: for Saul and his men compassed Dauid and his men round about to take them.
27¶ But there came a messenger vnto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come: for the Philistines haue †inuaded the land.
- 1 Samuel 24:6–7Rank 8 from verse 87
6And he said unto his men, The Lord forbid that I should do this thing unto my master, the Lord’s anointed, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord.
7So David stayed his servants with these words, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way.
6And hee sayd vnto his men, The LORD forbid that I should doe this thing vnto my master the LORDs Anoynted, to stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he is the Anoynted of the LORD.
7So Dauid †stayed his seruants with these wordes, and suffered them not to rise against Saul: but Saul rose vp out of the caue, and went on his way.
- 1 Samuel 26:9Rank 9 from verse 87
- 2 Samuel 17:16Rank 10 from verse 87
16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
16Now therefore send quickly, and tell Dauid, saying, Lodge not this night in the plaines of the wildernes, but speedily passe ouer, lest the King be swallowed vp, and all the people that are with him.
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Psalms 119:85
Having an unduly high opinion of oneself; haughty or self-exalting.
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Dug; opened, excavated, or turned up the earth.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.
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Sense 1: An authoritative rule, command, ordinance, instruction, standard, or body of requirements. Sense 2: The writings containing such instruction. Sense 3: A governing principle, power, regular order, or civil rule. Sense 4: In family compounds, relationship by marriage.
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Psalms 119:86
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commandments
Commands, orders, or prescribed requirements issued by one who commands.
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Sense 1: Trustworthy, dependable, steadfast, loyal, true, or consistent in keeping word, covenant, duty, witness, or service. Sense 2: Believing.
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Trouble, afflict, or pursue after; to pursue, harass, or oppress.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Skeat 1893
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wrongfully
Unjustly; in a manner contrary to the moral law or to justice.
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Sense 1: Aid, assistance, or relief. Sense 2: As a verb, to aid, assist, or support.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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Psalms 119:87
Nearly; well nigh; for the greatest part.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of consume. Sense 1: To destroy, use up, or bring to an end. Sense 2: To waste away or be exhausted.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Abandoned, deserted, left entirely, renounced, or withdrew from.
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Commands, rules, or authoritative instructions.
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119:81My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
119:81¶ My soule fainteth for thy saluation: but I hope in thy word.
119:82Mine eyes fail for thy word, saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
119:82Mine eyes faile for thy word: saying, When wilt thou comfort me?
119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes.
119:83For I am become like a bottle in the smoke: yet doe I not forget thy statutes.
119:84How many are the days of thy servant? when wilt thou execute judgment on them that persecute me?
119:84How many are the dayes of thy seruant? when wilt thou execute iudgement on them that persecute me?
119:85The proud have digged pits for me, which are not after thy law.
119:85The proud haue digged pittes for me: which are not after thy law.
Selected passage119:86All thy commandments are faithful: they persecute me wrongfully; help thou me.
119:86†All thy commaundements are faithfull: they persecute me wrongfully; helpe thou me.
Selected passage119:87They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
119:87They had almost consumed mee vpon earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
Selected passage119:88Quicken me after thy lovingkindness; so shall I keep the testimony of thy mouth.
119:88Quicken mee after thy louing kindnesse: so shall I keepe the testimonie of thy mouth.