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Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Psalms 119:53

In 11 translations

BSB
Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
KJV
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
WEB
Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.
ASV
Hot indignation hath taken hold upon me, Because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
LSV
Horror has seized me, || Because of the wicked forsaking Your law.
YLT
Horror hath seized me, Because of the wicked forsaking Thy law.
DBY
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked who forsake thy law.
DRC118:53
A fainting hath taken hold of me, because of the wicked that forsake thy law.
GNV
Feare is come vpon mee for the wicked, that forsake thy Lawe.
JPS
Burning indignation hath taken hold upon me, because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.
LXXE118:53
Despair took hold upon me, because of the sinners who forsake thy law.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
זַלְעָפָ֣ה אֲ֭חָזַתְנִי מֵרְשָׁעִ֑ים עֹ֝זְבֵ֗י תּוֹרָתֶֽךָ׃
LXX-Br118:53
Ἀθυμία κατέσχε με ἀπὸ ἁμαρτωλῶν τῶν ἐγκαταλιμπανόντων τὸν νόμον σου.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Ezra 9:3When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled out some hair from my head and beard, and sat down in horror.
  • Psalms 119:158I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.
  • Ezra 10:6Then Ezra withdrew from before the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib. And while he stayed there, he ate no food and drank no water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of…
  • Jeremiah 13:17But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.
  • Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.
  • Psalms 119:136My eyes shed streams of tears because Your law is not obeyed.
  • Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
  • Nehemiah 13:25I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take…
  • 2 Corinthians 12:21I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
  • Romans 9:1–3I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit. I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ…
  • Luke 19:41–42As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.
  • Daniel 4:19For a time, Daniel, who was also known as Belteshazzar, was perplexed, and his thoughts alarmed him. So the king said, “Belteshazzar, do not let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.” “My lord,” replied…
  • Ezra 9:14shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry with the peoples who commit these abominations? Would You not become so angry with us as to wipe us out, leaving no remnant or survivor?
  • Psalms 89:30If his sons forsake My law and do not walk in My judgments,

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