Psalms 119:115
Depart from me, ye evildoers; that I may keep the commandments of my God.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.
In Context
114Thou art my covert and my shield; in Thy word do I hope.
116Uphold me according unto Thy word, that I may live; and put me not to shame in my hope.
Cross References
Psalms 6:8(6-9) Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath 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, to observe Thy righteous ordinances.
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 →