Psalms 119:95

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 119:95 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM.
Psalms 119:95 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 119

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
95The wicked have waited for me, to destroy me; [But] I will consider thy testimonies. MEM.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The wicked have waited for me to destroy me, etc.] This is another reason why he desires the Lord would save him; because wicked men, such who feared not God, nor regarded men, sons of Belial; such as Saul’s courtiers and the conspirators with Absalom were, had laid wait and were waiting an opportunity, and were hoping and expecting to have one, that they might take away his life; destroy him out of the world, as Kimchi; or eternally, as Aben Ezra thinks; by endeavouring to draw him out of the right ways of religion and godliness, into the ways of sin and wickedness, and so ruin him for ever; [but] I will consider thy testimonies; the word of God, which testified of his power and providence,…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The wicked have waited for me to destroy me - That is, they have lain in wait; or, they have laid a plan. They are watching the opportunity to do it. But I will consider thy testimonies - I will think of them; I will adhere to them; I will find my support in them; I will not be driven from my adhesion to them by an apprehension of what man can do to me. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“119:95 The wicked intended to kill the psalmist, but destruction (1:6) was their own fate.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“wicked: Psa 119:61, Psa 119:69, Psa 119:85-87, Psa 10:8-10, Psa 27:2, Psa 37:32, Psa 38:12; Sa1 23:20-23; Sa2 17:1-4; Mat 26:3-5; Act 12:11, Act 23:21, Act 25:3 but I: Psa 119:24, Psa 119:31, Psa 119:111, Psa 119:125, Psa 119:129, Psa 119:167 Psalms 119:96”
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