American Standard Version
Psalms 119:22
22Take away from me reproach and contempt;For I have kept thy 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 breaketh for the longing That it hath unto thine ordinances at all times. 21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, That do wander from thy commandments. Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies. 23Princes also sat and talked against me; But thy servant did meditate on thy statutes. 24Thy testimonies also are my delight Andmy counsellors. ד DALETH.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:22 word by word
גַּ֣ל מֵֽ֭עָלַי חֶרְפָּ֣ה וָב֑וּז כִּ֖י עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ נָצָֽרְתִּי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 119:22
- Psalms 119:39Turn away my reproach whereof I am afraid; For thine ordinances are good.
- Psalms 39:8Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
- Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, mine adversaries reproach me, While they continually say unto me, Where is thy God?
- Psalms 68:9Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary.
- Psalms 123:3Have mercy upon us, O Jehovah, have mercy upon us; For we are exceedingly filled with contempt.
- 1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
- 2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow:
- Job 16:20My friends scoff at me: But mine eye poureth out tears unto God,
- Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
- Hebrews 13:13Let us therefore go forth unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed onhisfaithfulness.
- 1 Peter 2:20For what glory is it, if, when ye sin, and are buffeted for it, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye shall take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
- 1 Peter 3:16having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.
- 1 Peter 4:14If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.
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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- 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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