Psalms 119:163

Psalms 119:163 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
• New International Version (NIV)I hate and detest falsehood but I love your law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I hate and abhor falsehood, but I love your law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I hate and abhor lying, But I love Your law.

Context of Psalms 119:163

161Rulers want to hurt me for no good reason. But it is your message that I respect with fear. 162Your teaching makes me very happy. I am like someone who has found great riches. I hate all kinds of lies, but I love your Law. 164I praise you seven times each day, because of your righteous rules. 165People who love your Law have peace in their minds. Nothing will cause them to fall down.

Psalms 119:163 word by word

שֶׁ֣קֶר שָׂ֭נֵאתִי וַאֲתַעֵ֑בָה תּוֹרָתְךָ֥ אָהָֽבְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• and abhorתַּעָבtâ‛ab · to abhorH8581
• lyingשֶׁ֫קֶרsheqer · deceptionH8267
• thy lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• do I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157

Cross-references for Psalms 119:163

• Psalms 119:29Stop me from living in a wrong way. Please be kind to me, so that I know your Law.
• Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the prayers of people who are suffering. When they ask you to help them, you make them feel strong.
• Proverbs 6:16There are six things that the Lord hates, or even seven things:
• Proverbs 30:8Do not let me ever deceive people with lies. Do not let me be too rich or too poor. Give me only as much food as I need each day.
• Amos 5:15Hate evil things and love good things. When you judge people, be fair and honest. Then maybe the Lord God Almighty will be kind to those of his people who still remain, Joseph's descendants.
• Romans 12:9Really love other people, not like a hypocrite. Hate anything that is bad. Continue to do things that are good.
• Ephesians 4:25So you must stop telling lies. Each of you must say only true things to one another. Remember that all of us belong to one another, like parts of the same body.
• Revelation 22:15But other people must stay outside the city: wicked people; people who do magic; people who have sex in a wrong way; people who murder other people; people who worship idols; everyone who likes to tell lies and deceive people.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:163

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 163I hate and abhor lying - The mention of lying here particularly seems to have been suggested by the necessity, from the structure of the psalm, of finding some word at the beginning of the verse which commenced with the letter Schin. At the same time, it is an illustration of the nature of piety, and doubtless there had been numerous occasions in the life of the psalmist when he had seen and experienced the effects of falsehood. This sin, therefore, might…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 161-168Verses 161-168 Those whose hearts stand in awe of God's word, will rather endure the wrath of man, than break the law of God. By the word of God we are unspeakable gainers. Every man hates to have a lie told him, but we should more hate telling a lie; by the latter we give an affront to God. The more we see the beauty of truth, the more we shall see the hateful deformity of a lie. We are to praise God even for afflictions; through grace we get good from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 161-164my heart fears … I rejoice: Fear, trembling, and joy show the psalmist’s devotion to God. God’s word is a treasure (great spoil). In the Old Testament, the number seven represents wholeness.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 161-165161-165. (Compare Psa 119:46, 86). awe--reverential, not slavish fear, which could not coexist with love (Psa 119:163; 1Jo 4:8). Instead of fearing his persecutors, he fears God's Word alone (Lu 12:4, 5). The Jews inscribe in the first page of the great Bible (Ge 28:17), "How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven!"Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:163

• Falsehood
• Hatred
• Sin
• Word of God

In the dictionaries

• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline
• Judgment
• Judgments of God

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