Psalms 119:87
Psalms 119:87 in Multiple Translations
They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
They had almost put an end to me on earth; but I did not give up your orders.
They have almost killed me, but I have not given up on what you say.
They had almost consumed me vpon the earth: but I forsooke not thy precepts.
Almost consumed me on earth have they, And I — I have not forsaken Thy precepts.
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Those people have almost killed me, but I have not stopped obeying ◄your principles of behavior/what you have declared that we should do►.
Berean Amplified Bible — Psalms 119:87
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Psalms 119:87 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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כִּ֭/מְעַט
כִּלּ֣וּ/נִי
בָ/אָ֑רֶץ
וַ֝/אֲנִ֗י
לֹא
עָזַ֥בְתִּי
פִקֻּודֶֽי/ךָ
כִּ֭/מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
little
Prep | N-ms
כִּלּ֣וּ/נִי
kâlâh
H3615
to end
V-Piel-Perf-3cp | Suff
בָ/אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Prep | N-cs
וַ֝/אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
I
Conj | Pron
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
Part
עָזַ֥בְתִּי
ʻâzab
H5800
Forsaken
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
פִקֻּודֶֽי/ךָ
piqqûwd
H6490
precept
N-mp | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 119:87
כִּ֭/מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
"little"
Prep | N-ms
This Hebrew word means something is small or little in amount, like a few people or a short time. It appears in various Bible translations as almost, few, or small. In the Bible, it often describes something that is limited or lacking.
Definition: 1) littleness, few, a little, fewness 1a) little, small, littleness, fewness, too little, yet a little 1b) like a little, within a little, almost, just, hardly, shortly, little worth
Usage: Occurs in 92 OT verses. KJV: almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very. See also: Genesis 18:4; Job 15:11; Psalms 2:12.
כִּלּ֣וּ/נִי
kâlâh
H3615
"to end"
V-Piel-Perf-3cp | Suff
This Hebrew word means to finish or end something, like completing a task or using up a resource, as seen in Genesis 2:2 where God finished creating the heavens and earth.
Definition: : finish 1) to accomplish, cease, consume, determine, end, fail, finish, be complete, be accomplished, be ended, be at an end, be finished, be spent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be complete, be at an end 1a2) to be completed, be finished 1a3) to be accomplished, be fulfilled 1a4) to be determined, be plotted (bad sense) 1a5) to be spent, be used up 1a6) to waste away, be exhausted, fail 1a7) to come to an end, vanish, perish, be destroyed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to complete, bring to an end, finish 1b2) to complete (a period of time) 1b3) to finish (doing a thing) 1b4) to make an end, end 1b5) to accomplish, fulfil, bring to pass 1b6) to accomplish, determine (in thought) 1b7) to put an end to, cause to cease 1b8) to cause to fail, exhaust, use up, spend 1b9) to destroy, exterminate 1c) (Pual) to be finished, be ended, be completed
Usage: Occurs in 199 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, cease, consume (away), determine, destroy (utterly), be (when... were) done, (be an) end (of), expire, (cause to) fail, faint, finish, fulfil, [idiom] fully, [idiom] have, leave (off), long, bring to pass, wholly reap, make clean riddance, spend, quite take away, waste. See also: Genesis 2:1; 2 Chronicles 29:17; Psalms 18:38.
בָ/אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
"land"
Prep | N-cs
The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.
Definition: : soil 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
Usage: Occurs in 2190 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 42:13.
וַ֝/אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
"I"
Conj | Pron
This Hebrew word is a simple way of saying 'I' or 'me', often used for emphasis. It is used by people like David in the Psalms to express their thoughts and feelings. The word is a basic part of the Hebrew language.
Definition: I (first pers. sing. -usually used for emphasis)
Usage: Occurs in 803 OT verses. KJV: I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who. See also: Genesis 6:17; Leviticus 19:36; 1 Samuel 25:24.
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
עָזַ֥בְתִּי
ʻâzab
H5800
"Forsaken"
V-Qal-Perf-1cs
Forsaken means to loosen or relinquish something, often implying abandonment. In the Bible, the word appears in Psalm 22:1, where David cries out to God, saying my God, why have you forsaken me. The term signifies a sense of desperation and isolation.
Definition: This name means to restore, repair Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 206 OT verses. KJV: commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely. See also: Genesis 2:24; Nehemiah 5:10; Psalms 9:11.
פִקֻּודֶֽי/ךָ
piqqûwd
H6490
"precept"
N-mp | Suff
This word refers to a precept or commandment from God, like a law or statute. It appears in the Bible as a mandate or instruction, and is translated in the KJV as commandment, precept, or statute, emphasizing its importance as a divine instruction.
Definition: precept, statute
Usage: Occurs in 24 OT verses. KJV: commandment, precept, statute. See also: Psalms 19:9; Psalms 119:87; Psalms 103:18.
Study Notes — Psalms 119:87
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- Psalms 119:87 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 119:87
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:87
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
- Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 119:87
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 119:87
- Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
- Sermons on Psalms 119:87
Context — Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet
85The arrogant have dug pits for me in violation of Your law.
86All Your commandments are faithful; I am persecuted without cause—help me!
87They almost wiped me from the earth, but I have not forsaken Your precepts.
88Revive me according to Your loving devotion, that I may obey the testimony of Your mouth. 89Your word, O LORD, is everlasting; it is firmly fixed in the heavens.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Matthew 10:28 | Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. |
| 2 | Psalms 119:61 | Though the ropes of the wicked bind me, I do not forget Your law. |
| 3 | Isaiah 58:2 | For day after day they seek Me and delight to know My ways, like a nation that does what is right and does not forsake the justice of their God. They ask Me for righteous judgments; they delight in the nearness of God.” |
| 4 | 1 Samuel 26:24 | As surely as I valued your life today, so may the LORD value my life and rescue me from all trouble.” |
| 5 | Psalms 119:51 | The arrogant utterly deride me, but I do not turn from Your law. |
| 6 | 1 Samuel 23:26–27 | Saul was proceeding along one side of the mountain, and David and his men along the other side. Even though David was hurrying to get away, Saul and his men were closing in on David and his men to capture them. Then a messenger came to Saul, saying, “Come quickly, for the Philistines have raided the land!” |
| 7 | 1 Samuel 24:6–7 | So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” With these words David restrained his men, and he did not let them rise up against Saul. Then Saul left the cave and went on his way. |
| 8 | 1 Samuel 20:3 | But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.” |
| 9 | 1 Samuel 26:9 | But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can lift a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” |
| 10 | 2 Samuel 17:16 | Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’” |
Psalms 119:87 Summary
In Psalms 119:87, the psalmist says that even though his enemies tried to destroy him, he didn't give up on following God's commands. This shows us that even when life gets really tough, we can still choose to trust and obey God, just like the psalmist did. We can find strength and comfort in God's word, as seen in Psalms 119:50, which says that God's word gives us hope in times of trouble. By prioritizing God's word and precepts, we can remain faithful to Him, even in the face of opposition, and experience His loving devotion and revival in our lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does it mean to be 'wiped from the earth' in Psalms 119:87?
In this context, it means to be utterly destroyed or annihilated, as seen in similar phrases like Psalms 37:28, where the wicked will be cut off from the earth, but the righteous will inherit the land.
How can I, like the psalmist, remain faithful to God's precepts in the face of persecution?
We can remain faithful by trusting in God's sovereignty and goodness, as seen in Romans 8:28, and by meditating on His word, as the psalmist does in Psalms 119, to find strength and comfort in times of trouble.
What is the significance of the phrase 'Your precepts' in this verse?
The phrase 'Your precepts' refers to God's commands and teachings, which are found in His word, as seen in Psalms 119:4, where the psalmist writes, 'You have commanded us to keep Your precepts diligently.'
How does this verse relate to the broader theme of Psalms 119?
This verse fits into the larger theme of Psalms 119, which is the psalmist's love for God's word and his desire to obey it, even in the face of opposition, as seen in verses like Psalms 119:1-3, where the psalmist blesses those who walk in God's law.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways I have been persecuted or faced opposition for my faith, and how can I, like the psalmist, remain faithful to God's precepts in those situations?
- How can I prioritize God's word and precepts in my daily life, even when it's difficult or unpopular?
- What are some 'pits' or challenges that the 'arrogant' have dug for me, and how can I trust God to deliver me from them, as seen in Psalms 119:85?
- In what ways can I, like the psalmist, experience God's loving devotion and revival, as seen in Psalms 119:88?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon earth,.... Almost destroyed his good name, wasted his substance, took away his crown and kingdom, and even his life; it was within a little of it, his soul had almost
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon earth, as to my present life and all my happiness upon earth; whereby he implies that his immortal soul and eternal happiness in heaven, of which he speaks, 17:15, and elsewhere, was safe, and out of their reach.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
Psalms 119:87 They had almost consumed me upon earth; but I forsook not thy precepts.Ver. 87. They had almost consumed me upon earth] In heaven I shall be out of their reach. But this is their hour, and the power of darkness, Luke 12:53. But I forsook not thy precepts] No trouble must pull us from the love of the truth. You may pull my tongue out of my head, but not my faith out of my heart, said that martyr. The saints choose affliction rather than sin.
Ellicott's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
(87) Upon earth.—Rather, on the land. (Comp. Psalms 58:2.)
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
Verse 87. They had almost consumed me] Had it not been for thy mercy, we had all been destroyed under this oppressive captivity.
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 119:87
87. His persecutors had almost succeeded in making an end of him, yet he still held fast to the law. The second line brings the godlessness of their conduct into prominence. upon earth] The scene of life: or, in the land: the Psalmist and such as he were almost exterminated. Cp. Psalms 12:1.
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 119:87
They had almost consumed me upon earth - The word which is here translated “consumed” is the same which is used in Psalms 119:81, and there rendered “fainteth.” See the notes at that verse.
Whedon's Commentary on Psalms 119:87
ë, Caph. 81-88. My soul fainteth—Affliction and trial are again upon him. “The clouds return after the rain.” The exact point of the grief is expressed in Psalms 119:83.
Sermons on Psalms 119:87
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What Is Real Christianity? by Paul Washer | In this sermon, the preacher passionately delivers the gospel of Jesus Christ, urging the listeners to repent and turn to God. He emphasizes the fallen nature of humanity, using ex |
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2 Corinthians Teaching - God Who Raises the Dead by K.P. Yohannan | K.P. Yohannan discusses the profound motivations behind Christian ministry as illustrated in 2 Corinthians, emphasizing the duality of the fear of the Lord and the love of Christ. |
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Against the Flow by Jim Cymbala | In this sermon, the speaker shares his experience of preaching in a public setting and facing disdain and mockery when he mentioned God and Jesus. He draws a parallel to the story |
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His Eye Is on the Sparrow by David Wilkerson | In this sermon, the preacher talks about the presence of Christ and how the Lord spoke to him. He presents a scenario where a person is faced with the option to quit and share thei |
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Voices From Hell Speaking to America - Part 4 by Alan Cairns | This sermon delves into the reality of hell as depicted in the Bible, emphasizing the urgent need for America to heed the voices from hell that testify to its existence. It challen |
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Communism, Islam, Sept 11, Soverenty of God - Part1 by Josef Tson | In this sermon, the speaker begins by acknowledging the important role of missionaries and their desire to share their stories and literature at mission conferences. He then shares |
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1992 Missions Conference Talk - Part 7 by Richard Wurmbrand | This sermon emphasizes the importance of love, compassion, and faith in the face of persecution, particularly focusing on the struggles of persecuted Christians in various countrie |