Psalms 119:22
Roll off from me reproach and contempt; for I observe thy testimonies.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
In Context
21Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
23Princes also did sit [and] talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei as he cursed: Away, away, thou man of blood and man of Belial!
Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, and crush me with words?
Psalms 37:6and he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.
Psalms 42:10As with a crushing in my bones mine adversaries reproach me, while they say unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us [with good], the God who is our salvation. Selah.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:22
21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments. Here is, 1. The wretched character of wicked people. The temper of their minds is bad. They are proud; they magnify themselves above others. And yet that is not all: they magnify themselves against God, and set up their wills in competition with and opposition to the will of God, as if their hearts, and tongues, and all, were their own. There is something of pride at the bottom of every wilful sin, and the tenour of their lives is… Read the whole commentary →