King James Version
psalm 119:141 in the King James Version says “I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.”
psalm 119:141 · KJV
My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words. consumed: Heb. cut me off
Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it. pure: Heb. tried, or, refined
I am small and despised: yet do not I forget thy precepts.
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.
Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. taken: Heb. found me
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