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Psalm 119:118 KJV
Psalms · chapter 119 · verse 118
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.Psalm 119:118 · King James Version
Psalm 119:118 in context
116Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
117Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
118Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
119Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.
120My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- statuteschôqan enactmentH2706 →
- deceittormâhfraudH8649 →
- errshâgâhto stray , usually to mistake, especially to transgressH7686 →
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Here is, I. God's judgment on wicked people, on those that wander from his statutes, that take their measures from other rules and will not have God to reign over them. All departure from God's statutes is certainly an error, and will prove a fatal one. These are the wicked of the earth;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 118-120