Psalm 119:143

143 Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation.

Psalm 119:143 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:143

Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me
Or, "found me" ^F1. Outward troubles and inward distress; troubles arising from his enemies, the men of the world, that hated and persecuted him; and from a body of sin and death, from the temptations of Satan, and divine desertions; some from without, and others from within; troubles both of body and mind, which is what all good men are liable to;

[yet] thy commandments [are] my delights;
so far from being grievous, that they were a pleasure to him; yea, exceedingly delighted him, and cheered and refreshed his spirits amidst all his troubles.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 (ynwaum) "invenerunt me", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis.

Psalm 119:143 In-Context

141 I am young and despised: yet I have not forgotten thine ordinances.

142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is truth.

143 Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation.

144 Thy testimonies are an everlasting righteousness: instruct me, and I shall live.

145 I cried with my whole heart; hear me, O Lord: I will search out thine ordinances.