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pursued with lies

Psalm 119:81-88 (JDV)

Psalm 119:81 My throat longs for your deliverance; I put my hope in your word.
Psalm 119:82 My eyes give out looking for what you have promised; I ask, “When will you comfort me?”
Psalm 119:83 Though I have become like a wineskin dried by smoke, I do not forget your prescriptions.
Psalm 119:84 How many days must your servant wait? When will you execute judgment on my pursuers?
Psalm 119:85 The arrogant have dug pits for me; they violate your instruction.
Psalm 119:86 All your commands are true; people pursue me with lies — help me!
Psalm 119:87 They almost finished my life on earth, but I did not abandon your directions.
Psalm 119:88 Give me life in accordance with your covenant faithfulness, and I will obey the decree you have spoken.

pursued with lies

The more he is pursued by the lies of the arrogant, the more our psalmist learns to put his faith in God, whose commands are true, and he can be trusted. The poet gets tired of waiting for deliverance, but he can do nothing else. His life is in God’s hands. He has learned to stay true to the Truth, even when pursued with lies.