Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight. New Living Translation As pressure and stress bear down on me, I find joy in your commands. English Standard Version Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight. Berean Standard Bible Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight. King James Bible Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. New King James Version Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights. New American Standard Bible Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight. NASB 1995 Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight. NASB 1977 Trouble and anguish have come upon me; Yet Thy commandments are my delight. Legacy Standard Bible Trouble and anguish have found me, Yet Your commandments are my delight. Amplified Bible Trouble and anguish have found me, Yet Your commandments are my delight and my joy. Christian Standard Bible Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but your commands are my delight. Holman Christian Standard Bible Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight. American Standard Version Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me; Yet thy commandments are my delight. Contemporary English Version I am in deep distress, but I love your teachings. English Revised Version Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delight. GOD'S WORD® Translation Trouble and hardship have found me, but your commandments [still] make me happy. Good News Translation I am filled with trouble and anxiety, but your commandments bring me joy. International Standard Version Though trouble and anguish overwhelm me, your commands remain my delight. Majority Standard Bible Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight. NET Bible Distress and hardship confront me, yet I find delight in your commands. New Heart English Bible Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. Webster's Bible Translation Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet thy commandments are my delights. World English Bible Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me. Your commandments are my delight. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAdversity and distress have found me, "" Your commands [are] my delights. Young's Literal Translation Adversity and distress have found me, Thy commands are my delights. Smith's Literal Translation Straits and distress found me: thy commands my delight. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleTrouble and anguish have found me: thy commandments are my meditation. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Though distress and anguish come upon me, your commandments are my delight. New Revised Standard Version Trouble and anguish have come upon me, but your commandments are my delight. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleTrouble and anguish have taken hold of me; yet I meditate on thy commandments. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Affliction and trouble have befallen me and I have meditated in your commandments. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Trouble and anguish have overtaken me; Yet Thy commandments are my delight. Brenton Septuagint Translation Afflictions and distresses found me: but thy commandments were my meditation. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…142Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true. 143Trouble and distress have found me, but Your commandments are my delight. 144Your testimonies are righteous forever. Give me understanding, that I may live.… Cross References John 16:33 I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take courage; I have overcome the world!” 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; / persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. Philippians 4:6-7 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. / And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:35-37 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? / As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” / No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. James 1:2-4 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. 1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” 2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, Hebrews 12:11 No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it. 1 Corinthians 10:13 No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it. Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 41:10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 43:2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze. Jeremiah 16:19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Treasury of Scripture Trouble and anguish have taken hold on me: yet your commandments are my delights. trouble Psalm 119:107 I am afflicted very much: quicken me, O LORD, according unto thy word. Psalm 18:4,5 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid… Psalm 88:3 For my soul is full of troubles: and my life draweth nigh unto the grave. taken hold on me. Psalm 119:16,47,77 I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word… Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work. Jump to Previous Adversity Anguish Commandments Commands Delight Delights Distress Found Hold Overcome Overtaken Pain Teachings TroubleJump to Next Adversity Anguish Commandments Commands Delight Delights Distress Found Hold Overcome Overtaken Pain Teachings TroublePsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw Trouble and distress The Hebrew words for "trouble" (צָרָה, tsarah) and "distress" (מֵצוּקָה, metsuqah) convey a sense of being in a tight spot or under pressure. Historically, these terms often describe the trials faced by the Israelites, such as oppression from enemies or personal afflictions. In a spiritual context, they represent the challenges and adversities that believers encounter in their walk of faith. Despite the inevitability of such hardships, they serve as a reminder of the believer's dependence on God and His sustaining power. have found me but Your commandments are my delight Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Troubleצַר־ (ṣar-) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent and distress וּמָצ֥וֹק (ū·mā·ṣō·wq) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4689: A narrow place, confinement, disability have found me, מְצָא֑וּנִי (mə·ṣā·’ū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present but Your commandments מִ֝צְוֺתֶ֗יךָ (miṣ·wō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment are my delight. שַׁעֲשֻׁעָֽי׃ (ša·‘ă·šu·‘āy) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 8191: Enjoyment Links Psalm 119:143 NIVPsalm 119:143 NLT Psalm 119:143 ESV Psalm 119:143 NASB Psalm 119:143 KJV Psalm 119:143 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:143 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:143 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:143 French Bible Psalm 119:143 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:143 Trouble and anguish have taken hold (Psalm Ps Psa.) |