Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, ye evil-doers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
In Context
114Thou are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in thy word.
116Uphold me according to thy word, that I may live, and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity, for LORD has heard the voice of my weeping.
Psalms 26:9Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood,
Psalms 119:106I have sworn, and have confirmed it, that I will observe thy righteous ordinances.
Matthew 7:23And then I will profess to them, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, ye who work lawlessness.
1 Corinthians 15:33Be not led astray. Evil associations corrupt good habits.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:115
114 Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word. Here is, 1. God's care of David to protect and defend him, which he comforted himself with when his enemies were very malicious against him: Thou art my hiding-place and my shield. David, when Saul pursued him, often betook himself to close places for shelter; in war he guarded himself with his shield. Now God was both these to him, a hiding-place to preserve him from danger and a shield to preserve him in danger, his life from death and his soul from… Read the whole commentary →