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Psalms 119:143 Cross-References
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“Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. taken: Heb. found me”
Psalms 119:143 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 119:143
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me (צָרָה וּמְצוּקָה מְצָאוּנִי, tsarah u-metsuqah metsauni)—The Hebrew piles up terms for distress: tsarah (adversity, straits) and metsuqah (anguish, tight places) have seized him like creditors. Yet thy commandments are my delights (sha'ashuim, pleasures)—The adversative is stunning: in the midst of being gripped by anguish, God's Word remains the source of joy.This paradox runs throughout Scripture. Habakkuk sang, "Yet I will rejoice in the LORD" (3:17-18). Paul and Silas sang hymns in prison (Acts 16:25). Delight in God's Word is not contingent on ci...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 119:143
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“Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.”
“Yahweh”
“The sorrows of death compassed me”
“because I love them.”
“For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave.”
“that I may live; for your law is my delight.”
“I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.”
“Yahweh.”
“James”
“the pains of Sheol got a hold of me. I found trouble and sorrow.”