Psalm 119:53
“Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 119Meaning
Zayin (vv.49–56) includes moral outrage at abandonment of God's law within a stanza still governed by remembrance and fidelity.
Zayin
Remembered promise gives hope, comfort, songs, and faithfulness in affliction.
Read carefully
The verse expresses moral grief; it does not authorize private punishment or dehumanization.
Reflection
Let anger motivate truthful and just action without dehumanizing people.