Psalms 119:115

Psalms 119:115 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
• New International Version (NIV)Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!
• English Standard Version (ESV)Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Depart from me, you evildoers, For I will keep the commandments of my God!

Context of Psalms 119:115

113I hate people with divided loyalties, but I love your law. 114You are my hiding place and my shield. I find hope in your word. Turn away from me, you evil men, so that I can observe the commands of my God. 116Sustain me as you promised, so that I will live. Do not disappoint me! 117Support me, so that I will be delivered. Then I will focus on your statutes continually.

Psalms 119:115 word by word

סֽוּרוּ־מִמֶּ֥נִּי מְרֵעִ֑ים וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗ה מִצְוֹ֥ת אֱלֹהָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Departסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: departH5493
• from me, ye evildoersרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• for I will keepנָצַרnâtsar · to watchH5341
• the commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
• of my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Psalms 119:115

• Psalms 6:8Turn back from me, all you who behave wickedly, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping!
• Psalms 26:5I hate the mob of evil men, and do not associate with the wicked.
• Psalms 139:19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
• Matthew 7:23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you. Go away from me, you lawbreakers!’
• Matthew 25:41“Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire that has been prepared for the devil and his angels!
• 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
• Psalms 119:106I have vowed and solemnly sworn to keep your just regulations.
• Joshua 24:15If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”

Commentaries on Psalms 119:115

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 115Depart from me, ye evil-doers - Workers of iniquity; bad men. See the notes at Psalm 6:8. This indicates a determined purpose that nothing should deter or allure him from the service of God. A man who wishes to serve God, and lead a religious life, must separate himself from the society, as such, of unprincipled people. For I will keep the commandments of my God - This is my fixed resolution. It may be remarked here (1) that bad people will turn away from…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. 115-117115-117. Hence he fears not wicked men, nor dreads disappointment, sustained by God in making His law the rule of life. Depart from me--Ye can do nothing with me; for, &c. (Psa 6:8).Read the comment

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In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Break
• Comfort
• Delight
• Depart
• Establish
• Hallel
• Horror
• Incline

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