Psalms 119:161
Princes have persecuted me without a cause: but my heart standeth in awe of thy word.
Context
This verse from Psalms Chapter 119 connects to 10 cross-references. The longest chapter in the Bible — 176 verses in 22 sections, each using the same Hebrew letter in an acrostic. Every verse refers to God's word using one of eight synonyms: law, testimony, precepts, statute, commandment, ordinance, word, and …
Other Translations
Princes have persecuted me without a cause; But my heart standeth in awe of thy words.
<FI> Shin.<Fi> Princes have pursued me without cause, And because of Thy words was my heart afraid.
Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.
Cross References
And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil …
The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me …
And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? …
Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the Lord, when thou heardest what I spake against …
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this …
Nevertheless Elnathan and Delaiah and Gemariah had made intercession to the king that he would not burn the roll: but …
And it came to pass, that when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, …
And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and live; for I fear God: