American Standard Version
Psalms 119:119
119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross:Therefore I love thy testimonies.
Psalms 119:119 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
- New International Version (NIV)All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.
Context of Psalms 119:119
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe, And shall have respect unto thy statutes continually. 118Thou hast set at nought all them that err from thy statutes; For their deceit is falsehood. Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies. 120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. ע AYIN. 121I have done justice and righteousness: Leave me not to mine oppressors.
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סִגִ֗ים הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ כָל־רִשְׁעֵי־אָ֑רֶץ לָ֝כֵ֗ן אָהַ֥בְתִּי עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:119
- 1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because thou hast rejected the word of Jehovah, he hath also rejected thee from being king.
- Jeremiah 6:30Refuse silver shall men call them, because Jehovah hath rejected them.
- Ezekiel 22:18Son of man, the house of Israel is become dross unto me: all of them are brass and tin and iron and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are the dross of silver.
- Malachi 3:2But who can abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
- Matthew 3:12whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing-floor; and he will gather his wheat into the garner, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.
- Matthew 7:23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
- Matthew 13:40As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world.
- Psalms 119:111Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever; For they are the rejoicing of my heart.
Commentaries on Psalms 119:119
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross - There is no true metal in them: when they are tried by the refining fire, they are burnt up; they fly off in fumes, and come to no amount. There is probably an allusion here to the scum or scorias at the surface of melting metals, which is swept oft previously to casting the metal into the mould. Therefore I love thy testimonies - Thy testimonies will stand; and thy people will stand; because thou…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth - Margin, “causest to cease.” Literally: “Dross thou makest all the wicked of the earth to cease.” They are seen by the psalmist as dross, and then he says that God had treated them as such. Like dross - The “scoriae” of metals, or of a furnace. This dross is cast out as of no value. So the wicked are regarded by God. Therefore I love thy testimonies - I love a law which condemns sin. I love a government…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 113-120Verses 113-120 Here is a dread of the risings of sin, and the first beginnings of it. The more we love the law of God, the more watchful we shall be, lest vain thoughts draw us from what we love. Would we make progress in keeping God's commands, we must be separate from evil-doers. The believer could not live without the grace of God; but, supported by his hand, his spiritual life shall be maintained. Our holy security is grounded on Divine supports. All…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 113-120Samekh (ס) is the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist declares his hatred of evil and his love for God and his ways.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 118-120118-120. But the disobedient and rebellious will be visited by God's wrath, which impresses the pious with wholesome fear and awe. their deceit is falsehood--that is, all their cunning deceit, wherewith they seek to entrap the godly, is in vain.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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