New English Translation
Psalms 119:118
118You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable.
Psalms 119:118 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
- New International Version (NIV)You reject all who stray from your decrees, for their delusions come to nothing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You spurn all who go astray from your statutes, for their cunning is in vain.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You reject all those who stray from Your statutes, For their deceit is falsehood.
Context of Psalms 119:118
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. You despise all who stray from your statutes, for they are deceptive and unreliable. 119You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules. 120My body trembles because I fear you; I am afraid of your judgments. ע (Ayin)
Read all of Psalms 119Psalms 119:118 word by word
סָ֭לִיתָ כָּל־שׁוֹגִ֣ים מֵחֻקֶּ֑יךָ כִּי־שֶׁ֝֗קֶר תַּרְמִיתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 119:118
- Isaiah 25:10For the Lord’s power will make this mountain secure. Moab will be trampled down where it stands, as a heap of straw is trampled down in a manure pile.
- Isaiah 63:3“I have stomped grapes in the winepress all by myself; no one from the nations joined me. I stomped on them in my anger; I trampled them down in my rage. Their juice splashed on my garments, and stained all my clothes.
- Malachi 4:3You will trample on the wicked, for they will be like ashes under the soles of your feet on the day which I am preparing,” says the Lord who rules over all.
- Luke 21:24They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led away as captives among all nations. Jerusalem will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Revelation 14:20Then the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridles for a distance of almost two hundred miles.
- Psalms 119:10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!
- Psalms 95:10For forty years I was continually disgusted with that generation, and I said, ‘These people desire to go astray; they do not obey my commands.’
- Psalms 119:29Remove me from the path of deceit! Graciously give me your law!
- Psalms 78:36But they deceived him with their words, and lied to him.
- Isaiah 44:20He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, ‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’
- Ephesians 4:22You were taught with reference to your former way of life to lay aside the old man who is being corrupted in accordance with deceitful desires,
- Ephesians 5:6Let nobody deceive you with empty words, for because of these things God’s wrath comes on the sons of disobedience.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:9The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan’s working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,
- 2 Timothy 3:13But evil people and charlatans will go from bad to worse, deceiving others and being deceived themselves.
- 1 John 2:21I have not written to you that you do not know the truth, but that you do know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
- Revelation 18:23Even the light from a lamp will never shine in you again! The voices of the bridegroom and his bride will never be heard in you again. For your merchants were the tycoons of the world, because all the nations were deceived by your magic spells!
Commentaries on Psalms 119:118
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 118Thou hast trodden down - All thy enemies will be finally trodden down under thy feet. Their deceit is falsehood - Their elevation is a lie. The wicked often become rich and great, and affect to be happy, but it is all false; they have neither a clean nor approving conscience. Nor can they have thy approbation; and, consequently, no true blessedness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes - Compare the notes at Psalm 119:21. Rather, “Thou hast made light of,” or “thou despisest.” The Hebrew word means properly to suspend in a balance; to weigh. Then it means to lift up lightly or easily; and then, to make light of; to contemn; to regard anything as “light.” The Septuagint and Latin Vulgate render it, “Thou dost despise.” That is, God regards them as of no account; as a light…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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