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Psalms 119:53

Psalms 119:53
Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I have remembered thy name, O Lord, in the night,.... In the night of distress and affliction, as Jarchi; or rather literally, in the night season, when on his bed and awake: while others were asleep,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Horror hath taken hold upon me - Has seized me; has overpowered and overwhelmed me. I shudder; I tremble; I am afraid; I am filled with distress. Luther, “I am burnt up.” The Hebrew word - זלעפה…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Here is, 1. The character of wicked people; he means those that are openly and grossly wicked: They forsake thy law. Every sin is a transgression of the law, but a course and way of wilful and avowed…