Psalm 119:158
“I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 119Meaning
Resh (vv.153–160) presents the response to betrayal of God's word as grief rather than triumphalism.
Resh
Affliction prompts repeated pleas for deliverance and life grounded in mercy and the truth of God's word.
Read carefully
The verse expresses moral sorrow, not coercive authority.
Reflection
Let grief lead to truthful accountability and self-examination rather than hatred.