Psalms 119:113
SAMECH I am a hater of men of doubting mind; but I am a lover of your law.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.
In Context
112My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.
114You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.
Cross References
Psalms 94:11The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.
Psalms 119:97MEM O what love I have for your law! I give thought to it all the day.
Isaiah 55:7Let the sinner give up his way, and the evil-doer his purpose: and let him come back to the Lord, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for there is full forgiveness with him.
Mark 7:21Because from inside, from the heart of men, come evil thoughts and unclean pleasures,
James 1:8For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:112-113
111 Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 112 I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end. The psalmist here in a most affectionate manner, like an Israelite indeed, resolves to stick to the word of God and to live and die by it. I. He resolves to portion himself in it, and there to seek his happiness, nay, there to enjoy it; " Thy testimonies (the truths, the promises, of thy word) have I taken as a heritage for ever, for they… Read the whole commentary →