Psalms 119:51

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The men of pride have made great sport of me; but I have not been turned from your law.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 23:11 : 11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.
  • Ps 44:18 : 18 Our hearts have not gone back, and our steps have not been turned out of your way;
  • Jer 20:7 : 7 O Lord, you have been false to me, and I was tricked; you are stronger than I, and have overcome me: I have become a thing to be laughed at all the day, everyone makes sport of me.
  • Ps 119:157 : 157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.
  • Ps 123:3-4 : 3 Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for all men are looking down on us. 4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.
  • Isa 38:3 : 3 O Lord, keep in mind how I have been true to you with all my heart, and have done what is good in your eyes. And Hezekiah gave way to bitter weeping.
  • Isa 42:4 : 4 His light will not be put out, and he will not be crushed, till he has given the knowledge of the true God to the earth, and the sea-lands will be waiting for his teaching.
  • Ps 119:21 : 21 Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.
  • Ps 119:31 : 31 I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.
  • Ps 119:69 : 69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.
  • Luke 16:14-15 : 14 And the Pharisees, who had a great love of money, hearing these things, were making sport of him. 15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
  • Luke 23:35 : 35 And the people were looking on. And the rulers made sport of him, saying, He was a saviour of others; let him do something for himself, if he is the Christ, the man of God's selection.
  • Acts 20:23-24 : 23 Only that the Holy Spirit makes clear to me in every town that prison and pains are waiting for me. 24 But I put no value on my life, if only at the end of it I may see the work complete which was given to me by the Lord Jesus, to be a witness of the good news of the grace of God.
  • Heb 12:1-3 : 1 For this reason, as we are circled by so great a cloud of witnesses, putting off every weight, and the sin into which we come so readily, let us keep on running in the way which is marked out for us, 2 Having our eyes fixed on Jesus, the guide and end of our faith, who went through the pains of the cross, not caring for the shame, because of the joy which was before him, and who has now taken his place at the right hand of God's seat of power. 3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.

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    78 Let the men of pride be shamed; because they have falsely given decision against me; but I will give thought to your orders.

    79 Let your worshippers be turned to me, and those who have knowledge of your words.

  • Ps 119:85
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    85 The men of pride, who are turned away from your law, have put nets for me.

  • Ps 119:69
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    69 The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

  • Ps 119:157-158
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    157 Great is the number of those who are against me; but I have not been turned away from your unchanging word.

    158 I saw with hate those who were untrue to you; for they did not keep your saying.

  • Ps 119:21-23
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    21 Your hand has been against the men of pride, a curse is on those who go wandering out of your way.

    22 Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

    23 Rulers make evil designs against me; but your servant gives thought to your rules.

  • Ps 119:110
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    110 Sinners have put a net to take me; but I was true to your orders.

  • Ps 119:141
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    141 I am small and of no account; but I keep your orders in mind.

  • Ps 119:52-53
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    52 I have kept the memory of your decisions from times past, O Lord; and they have been my comfort.

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  • Ps 119:101-102
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    101 I have kept back my feet from all evil ways, so that I might be true to your word.

    102 My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

  • Ps 119:61
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    61 The cords of evil-doers are round me; but I have kept in mind your law.

  • Ps 140:5
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    5 The men of pride have put secret cords for my feet; stretching nets in my way, so that they may take me with their tricks. (Selah.)

  • Ps 119:161
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    161 <SHIN> Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.

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    21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

  • Ps 119:31
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    31 I have been true to your unchanging word; O Lord, do not put me to shame.

  • 2 Sam 22:22
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    22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.

  • Ps 119:39
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    39 Take away the shame which is my fear; for your decisions are good.

  • Ps 36:11
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    11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, or the hand of the evil-doers put me out of my place.

  • Jer 15:17
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    17 I did not take my seat among the band of those who are glad, and I had no joy; I kept by myself because of your hand; for you have made me full of wrath.

  • Ps 119:56
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    56 This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.

  • Ps 119:42-43
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    42 So that I may have an answer for the man who would put me to shame; for I have faith in your word.

    43 Take not your true word quite out of my mouth; for I have put my hope in your decisions.

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    87 They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.

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    11 My feet have gone in his steps; I have kept in his way, without turning to one side or to the other.

  • Ps 129:2
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    2 Great have been my troubles from the time when I was young, but my troubles have not overcome me.

  • Ps 119:67
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    67 Before I was in trouble I went out of the way; but now I keep your word.

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    18 The hand of Jah has been hard on me; but he has not given me up to death.

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    71 It is good for me to have been through trouble; so that I might come to the knowledge of your rules.

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  • Lam 3:14
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    14 I have become the sport of all the peoples; I am their song all the day.

  • Ps 119:92
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    92 If your law had not been my delight, my troubles would have put an end to me.

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  • Ps 123:4
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    4 For long enough have men of pride made sport of our soul.

  • Ps 119:153
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  • Ps 55:12
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    15 But they took pleasure in my trouble, and came together, yes, low persons came together against me without my knowledge; they never came to an end of wounding me.

  • Ps 119:95
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    95 The sinners have been waiting for me to give me up to destruction; but I will give all my mind to your unchanging ward.

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