Psalms 119:161

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Shin Princes haue persecuted me without a cause: but my heart hath stoode in awe of thy wordes.

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  • 1 Sam 26:18 : 18 And he sayde: Wherefore doth my lorde thus persecute his seruaunt? for what haue I done? or what euyll is in myne hand?
  • Ps 119:23 : 23 Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me: but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes.
  • 1 Sam 24:9-9 : 9 And Dauid sayde to Saul: Wherfore geuest thou an eare to mens wordes that say, beholde Dauid seketh euyll against thee? 10 Behold, this day thyne eyes haue seene howe that the Lord hath deliuered thee this day into myne hande in the caue: And some bad me kill thee, but I had compassion on thee, and sayd: I will not lay myne handes on my maister, for he is the Lordes annoynted. 11 And moreouer my father, beholde and see yet the lap of thy garment in my hand: Inasmuch as I killed thee not when I cut of the lap of thy garment, vnderstand therfore, & see that there is neither euyll nor wickednesse in me, and that I haue not sinned against thee: And yet thou huntest after my soule to take it. 12 The Lorde be iudge betweene thee and me, & the Lorde auenge me of thee: but myne hande be not vpon thee. 13 According as the olde prouerbe sayeth, wickednesse proceedeth fro the wicked: But myne hande be not vpon thee. 14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom doest thou pursue? After a dead dog, and after a flea. 15 The Lorde therfore be iudge, & iudge betweene thee & me, and see & pleade my cause, & auenge me out of thyne hande.
  • Gen 39:9 : 9 There is no man greater in the house then I, neither hath he kept any thyng from me but only thee, because thou art his wyfe: how then can I do euen this so great a wickednes, & sinne against God?
  • Gen 42:18 : 18 And Ioseph said vnto them the thirde day: this do & liue, for I feare God.
  • 1 Sam 21:15 : 15 Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this felowe to play the mad man in my presence? Shall he come into my house?
  • Ps 119:157 : 157 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries: yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies.
  • Isa 66:2 : 2 As for these thynges, my hande hath made them all, and they are all created saith the Lorde: which of them shall I then regarde? Euen hym that is poore and of a lowly troubled spirite, and standeth in awe of my wordes.
  • Jer 36:23-25 : 23 And when Iehudi had read three or foure leaues therof, he cut the booke in peeces with a penknife, and cast it into the fire vpon the harth, vntill the booke was al brent in the fire vpon the harth. 24 Yet no man was abashed therof, nor rent his clothes, neither the kyng hym selfe nor his seruauntes, though they hearde all these wordes. 25 Neuerthelesse, Elnathan, Dalaiah, and Gamariah besought the kyng that he woulde not burne the booke: notwithstanding, the kyng woulde not heare them:
  • John 15:25 : 25 But this commeth to passe, that the worde myght be fulfylled, that is written in their lawe: They hated me without a cause.
  • 2 Kgs 22:19 : 19 Because thyne heart dyd melt, and because thou hast humbled thy selfe before me the Lorde, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabiters of the same, howe that they should be destroyed and accursed: and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me, of that also haue I hearde sayth the Lorde:
  • Neh 5:15 : 15 For the olde captaynes that were before me, had ben chargeable vnto the people, and had taken of them bread & wine, beside fouretie sicles of siluer, yea and their seruauntes had oppressed the people: But so did not I, and that because of the feare of God.
  • Job 31:23 : 23 For I haue euer feared the vengeaunce and punishment of God, and knewe very well that I was not able to beare his burthen.
  • Ps 4:4 : 4 Be ye angry, but sinne not: commune with your owne heart in your chaumber, and be styll. Selah.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 119:78-80
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    78 Let the proude be confounded, for they haue falsly reported me: but I wyll study thy commaundementes.

    79 Let such as feare thee and knowe thy testimonies: returne vnto me.

    80 Let myne heart be perfectly set in thy statutes: that I be not ashamed.

  • Ps 119:20-23
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    20 My soule faynteth: for the very feruent desire that it hath alwaye vnto thy iudgementes.

    21 Thou hast rebuked those that be proude and cursed: who do erre from thy commaundementes.

    22 Withdrawe from me reproche and contempt: for that I haue kept thy testimonies.

    23 Yea princes dyd syt and speake agaynst me: but thy seruaunt did geue hym selfe to the meditation of thy statutes.

  • 162 I am as glad of thy worde: as he that fyndeth a great bootie.

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    119 Thou hast dispatched out of the way all the vngodly of the earth lyke drosse: therfore I loue thy testimonies.

    120 My fleshe trembleth for feare of thee: and I am afrayde of thy iudgementes.

    121 Ain I haue executed iudgement and iustice: wherfore leaue me not to such as do offer me wrong.

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    157 There be many that do persecute me and be myne aduersaries: yet I do not swarue from thy testimonies.

    158 I sawe transgressours, and I was greeued at the heart: because they kept not thy lawe.

    159 Beholde howe I loue thy commaundementes: quicken me O God accordyng to thy louyng kindnesse.

    160 The beginning of thy word is trueth: and all the iudgementes of thy ryghteousnesse endure for euermore.

  • Ps 119:84-86
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    84 Howe many are the dayes of thy seruaunt? when wilt thou geue iudgement agaynst them that persecute me?

    85 The proude haue digged pittes for me: which is a thing not done accordyng to thy lawe.

    86 All thy commaundementes are the trueth it selfe: they wrongfully persecute me, O be thou my ayde.

  • 69 The proude haue forged a false tale agaynst me: but I wyll kepe thy commaundementes with my whole heart.

  • Ps 119:10-11
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    10 I haue sought thee with my whole heart: suffer me not to swarue from thy commaundementes.

    11 I haue hyd thy wordes within my heart: for this ende, that I shoulde not sinne agaynst thee.

  • 95 When the vngodly layde wayte for me to destroy me: I endeuoured my selfe to vnderstande thy testimonies.

  • 110 The vngodly haue layde a snare for me: but yet I swarued not from thy commaundementes.

  • Ps 119:38-40
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    38 Make thy worde more euident vnto thy seruaunt: who is geuen to thy feare.

    39 Take away the reproche that I am afraide of: for thy iudgemetes are good.

    40 Behold I haue coueted after thy commaundementes: cause me to lyue in thy ryghteousnesse.

  • Ps 119:42-43
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    42 And I shall aunswere to hym that layeth thy worde to me for a reproche: for in thy worde I haue put my trust.

    43 Take not the worde of trueth vtterly out of my mouth: for my hope is in thy iudgementes.

  • Ps 119:50-51
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    50 That same is my comfort in my affliction: for thy worde maketh me to lyue.

    51 The proude haue had me exceedingly in derision: yet I haue not shrinked from thy lawe.

  • 143 Trouble and griefe haue taken holde vpon me: yet thy commaundementes be my delyght.

  • 3 And they haue compassed me about with hatefull wordes: and fought against me without a cause.

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    133 Direct my steppes in thy worde: and so shall no wickednesse haue dominion ouer me.

    134 Redeeme me from the fraudulent dealyng of men: and I wyll kepe thy commaundementes.

  • 53 An extreme vnnaturall heat hath assayled me, because of the vngodly: who transgresse thy lawe.

  • 74 They that feare thee, shall see me, & reioyce: because I haue geuen earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.

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    139 My zeale hath consumed me: because myne aduersaries haue forgotten thy wordes.

    140 Thy worde is purified to the vttermost: and thy seruaunt loueth it.

    141 I am small and of no reputation: yet I do not forget thy comaundementes.

  • 114 Thou art my refuge and my shield: I geue earnest attendaunce vnto thy worde.

  • 67 Before I felt affliction I swarued out of the way: but nowe I kepe thy word.

  • 13 For I haue hearde the villanie of the multitude, and feare was on euery side me: whyle they conspired together against me, and toke their counsell to take away my life.

  • 101 I haue rstrayned my feete from euery euyll way: that I may kepe thy worde.

  • 153 Resh Beholde myne affliction & deliuer me: for I haue not forgotten thy lawe.

  • 46 I wyll also speake of thy testimonies before kinges: & I will not be ashamed.

  • 116 Strengthen me in thy worde and I shall lyue: and make me not ashamed of my hope.

  • 169 Tau Let my crye O God approche neare vnto thy face: make me to vnderstande euery thyng accordyng vnto thy worde.

  • 61 The vngodly haue tangled me in their snares: but I haue not forgotten thy lawe.

  • 11 But the Lorde stoode by me lyke a mightie giaunt, therefore my persecutours fell and coulde do nothing: they shalbe sore confounded, for they haue done vnwisely, they shall haue an euerlasting shame, which shall neuer be forgotten.

  • 58 I made myne humble petition to thy face with my whole heart: be mercifull vnto me according vnto thy word.