Psalms 119:78

Dealt. — Better, wronged me; literally, bent me.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Let the proud be ashamed - Referring here to his enemies, who appear to have been in the higher ranks of life, or to have been those who prided t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

proud . insolent, or arrogant. perversely . with falsehood. without. cause. Compare John 15:25 with Romans 3:24 ("freely").
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

78. Let the proud be put to shame. We have already often had occasion to remark, that, in the Hebrew language, the future tense is frequentl...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For they dealt perversely with me— For they causelessly wrest my steps. The original has the signification of perverting, or wresting the steps o...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts. 79 Let those that fe...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jod. The Consolation of God's Providence and Government.
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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1 Peter 2:20 ; 1 Samuel 24:10-12 ; 1 Samuel 24:17 ; 1 Samuel 26:18 ; John 15:25 ; Psalms 1:1 ; Psalms 109:3 ; Psalms 119:21 ; Psalms 119:23...

⁷⁸ Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 119:78

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 119:78