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Psalms 119:22
22Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies.
Psalms 119:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.
Context of Psalms 119:22
20My soul is crushed with longing For Your ordinances at all times. 21You rebuke the presumptuous and arrogant, the cursed ones, Who wander from Your commandments. Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies. 23Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes. 24Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:22 word by word
גַּ֣ל מֵֽ֭עָלַי חֶרְפָּ֣ה וָב֑וּז כִּ֖י עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 119:22
- Psalms 119:39Turn away my reproach which I dread, For Your ordinances are good.
- Psalms 39:8Save me from all my transgressions; Do not make me the scorn and reproach of the [self-righteous, arrogant] fool.
- Psalms 42:10As a crushing of my bones [with a sword], my adversaries taunt me, While they say continually to me, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 68:9You, O God, sent abroad plentiful rain; You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched and weary.
- Psalms 123:3Be gracious to us, O Lord, be gracious and favorable toward us, For we are greatly filled with contempt.
- 1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal answered David’s servants and said, “Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants today, each of whom is breaking away from his master.
- 2 Samuel 16:7This is what Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you man of bloodshed, you worthless and useless man!
- Job 16:20My friends are scoffers [who ridicule]; My eye pours out tears to God.
- Job 19:2“How long will you torment and exasperate me And crush me with words?
- Hebrews 13:13So, let us go out to Him outside the camp, bearing His contempt [the disgrace and shame that He had to suffer].
- Psalms 37:3Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; Dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
- 1 Peter 2:20After all, what kind of credit is there if, when you do wrong and are punished for it, you endure it patiently? But if when you do what is right and patiently bear [undeserved] suffering, this finds favor with God.
- 1 Peter 3:16And see to it that your conscience is entirely clear, so that every time you are slandered or falsely accused, those who attack or disparage your good behavior in Christ will be shamed [by their own words].
- 1 Peter 4:14If you are insulted and reviled for [bearing] the name of Christ, you are blessed [happy, with life-joy and comfort in God’s salvation regardless of your circumstances], because the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you [and indwelling you—He whom they curse, you glorify].
Commentaries on Psalms 119:22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22Remove from me reproach and contempt - Of these the captives in Babylon had a more than ordinary load.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22Remove from me reproach and contempt - Show me thy favor, and let me not suffer in the estimation of mankind on account of my religion. Let me not be exposed to malicious charges; to accusations of hypocrisy, insincerity, and unfaithfulness on account of my religion. This “reproach and contempt” might arise from two sources; (1) on account of religion itself, or because he was a true friend of God; or (2) he may have been charged with hypocrisy and…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 If God deals in strict justice with us, we all perish. We ought to spend our lives in his service; we shall find true life in keeping his word. Those that would see the wondrous things of God's law and gospel, must beg him to give them understanding, by the light of his Spirit. Believers feel themselves strangers on earth; they fear missing their way, and losing comfort by erring from God's commandments. Every sanctified soul hungers after…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-24Gimel (ג) is the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. Like a stranger in a hostile land, God's servant needs God's guidance.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2421-24. God will rebuke those who despise His word and deliver His servants from their reproach, giving them boldness in and by His truth, even before the greatest men. DALETH. (Psa 119:25-32).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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