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Psalms 119:165
165People who love your Law have peace in their minds. Nothing will cause them to fall down.
Psalms 119:165 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Great peace have they which love thy law: and nothing shall offend them.
- New International Version (NIV)Great peace have those who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Great peace have those who love your law; nothing can make them stumble.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.
Context of Psalms 119:165
163I hate all kinds of lies, but I love your Law. 164I praise you seven times each day, because of your righteous rules. People who love your Law have peace in their minds. Nothing will cause them to fall down. 166Lord, I trust you to save me, as I obey your commands. 167I will continue to obey your rules, because I love them so much.
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:165 word by word
שָׁל֣וֹם רָ֭ב לְאֹהֲבֵ֣י תוֹרָתֶ֑ךָ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥מוֹ מִכְשֽׁוֹל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:165
- Proverbs 3:1My child, do not forget what I teach you. Always think carefully about my commands.
- Isaiah 32:17People will do things that are right, so there will be peace. People will always be safe.
- Isaiah 57:21There will never be peace for wicked people.’ That is what my God says.
- John 14:27I will go away but I will give you a gift of peace. It is mine to give and yours to keep. It is not like a gift that this world gives. Do not let yourselves be sad. Do not be afraid.
- Galatians 5:22But God's Spirit causes us to live in a different way. We love other people. We are happy and we have peace in our minds. We are patient, kind and good. People can trust us to do what is right.
- Galatians 6:15It does not matter whether anyone has circumcised you or not. What matters is that God has made you a new person.
- Philippians 4:7If you do that, God will give you peace in your minds. That peace is so great that nobody can completely understand it. You will not worry or be afraid, because you belong to Christ Jesus.
- Isaiah 8:13Instead, you should understand that the Lord Almighty has all authority. You should respect him as holy and be afraid of him.
- Isaiah 28:13So the Lord's message will seem to them like, ‘One rule at a time, one line at a time, a little bit here, a little bit there.’ So as they try to move forward, they will fall over. An enemy will hurt them, and he will catch them in a trap.
- Isaiah 57:14The Lord says, ‘Build a road! Make it ready for my people to travel on! Remove everything that would cause them to fall.’
- Matthew 13:21But they are like plants that have not grown down well into the soil. So they only believe for a short time. They may have problems. Or other people may do bad things to them, because they obey God's message. When that happens, these people soon stop believing.
- Matthew 24:24Some people will say to you, “I am the Messiah!” Other people will say, “I am a prophet from God.” But their words will be false. They will do strange and powerful things for people to see. If possible, they would even deceive the people that God has chosen.
- 1 Peter 2:6In the Bible, God says this: ‘Look, I have chosen a stone that is very valuable. I have chosen this stone as the most important stone, for the corner of my house in Zion. Anyone who believes in him will never be disappointed.’
Commentaries on Psalms 119:165
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 165Great peace have they - See the notes at Isaiah 26:3; compare the notes at Philemon 4:6-7. They have great calmness of mind. They are not troubled and anxious. They believe and feel that all things are well-ordered by thee, and will be conducted to the best result. They, therefore, calmly leave all with thee. As a matter of fact, the friends of God have peace and calmness in their minds, even amidst the troubles, the disappointments, and the reverses of…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. 161-168Shin (ש) is the twenty-first letter of the alphabet. It marks the beginning of the next section of this psalm. The psalmist looks beyond his adversaries to the peace of God. This perspective allows him to praise God throughout the day.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
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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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