Psalms 119:61
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.”
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BSBPD
“Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“The cords of the wicked have wrapped me round; ButI have not forgotten thy law.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Cords of the wicked have surrounded me, Thy law I have not forgotten.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:61 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?
- 1 Samuel 26:9But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?”
- 1 Samuel 30:3When David and his men came to the city, they found it burned down and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive.
- Job 1:17While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
- Psalms 3:1O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
- Psalms 119:16I will delight in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.
- Psalms 119:95The wicked wait to destroy me, but I will ponder Your testimonies.
- Psalms 119:176I have strayed like a lost sheep; seek Your servant, for I have not forgotten Your commandments.
- Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
- Proverbs 24:29Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Hosea 6:9Like raiders who lie in ambush, so does a band of priests; they murder on the way to Shechem; surely they have committed atrocities.
- Romans 12:17Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
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