Psalms 119:113

Psalms 119:113 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I hate the double-minded, but I love your law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I hate the double-minded, But I love Your law.
• New Living Translation (NLT)I hate those with divided loyalties, but I love your instructions.

Context of Psalms 119:113

111Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. 112My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end. I hate double-minded people, but I love your law. 114You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. 115Away from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commands of my God!

Psalms 119:113 word by word

סֵעֲפִ֥ים שָׂנֵ֑אתִי וְֽתוֹרָתְךָ֥ אָהָֽבְתִּי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I hateשָׂנֵאώânê' · to hateH8130
• thoughtsסֵעֵףsê‛êph · dividedH5588
• but thy lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• do I loveאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157

Cross-references for Psalms 119:113

• Psalms 94:11The Lord knows all human plans; he knows that they are futile.
• Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the Lord, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
• Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash the evil from your heart and be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts?
• Mark 7:21For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• 2 Corinthians 10:5We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
• Psalms 119:97Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long.

Commentaries on Psalms 119:113

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 113I hate vain thoughts - I have hated סעפים seaphim, "tumultuous, violent men." I abominate all mobs and insurrections, and troublers of the public peace.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 113I hate vain thoughts - This commences a new portion of the psalm, distinguished by the Hebrew letter Samech (ס s ), answering to our “s.” The word rendered “vain thoughts” occurs only in this place. It is rendered by the Septuagint, ́ paranomous - transgressors. So the Latin Vulgate. Luther renders it “die Flattergeister,” the frivolous-minded. The word means divided; a man of a divided mind; a man who has no sure faith in regard to divine things, but is…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. 113The godly hate the wicked and their actions (Psalm 5:4–6; compare Ezekiel 33:11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 113113. vain thoughts--better, "unstable persons," literally, "divided men," those of a divided, doubting mind (Jas 1:8); "a double-minded man" [Hengstenberg], skeptics, or, skeptical notions as opposed to the certainty of God's word.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 119:113

• Instruction
• Sin
• Vanity

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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