Psalm 119:53

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Summary

Psalm 119:53

Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.

Horror

General references

Psalm 119:136

Jeremiah 9:13

Bible References

Horror

When I heard this report, I tore my tunic and robe, pulled out some of the hair from my head and beard, and sat down devastated.

Ezra then went from the house of God and walked to the chamber of Jehohanan son of Eliashib, where he spent the night. He did not eat food or drink water, because he was mourning over the unfaithfulness of the exiles.

But if you will not listen,
my innermost being will weep in secret
because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

Then Daniel, whose name is Belteshazzar, was stunned for a moment, and his thoughts alarmed him. The king said, “Belteshazzar, don’t let the dream or its interpretation alarm you.”

Belteshazzar answered, “My lord, may the dream apply to those who hate you, and its interpretation to your enemies!

I heard, and I trembled within;
my lips quivered at the sound.
Rottenness entered my bones;
I trembled where I stood.
Now I must quietly wait for the day of distress
to come against the people invading us.

As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,

I speak the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience is testifying to me with the Holy Spirit—

I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and promiscuity they practiced.

For I have often told you, and now say again with tears, that many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.

General references

My eyes pour out streams of tears
because people do not follow Your instruction.

The Lord said, “It is because they abandoned My instruction that I set in front of them and did not obey My voice or walk according to it.