Psalms 119:22
Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
In Context
21You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments.
23Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
2 Samuel 16:7And as he yelled curses, Shimei said, “Get out, get out, you worthless man of bloodshed!
Job 19:2“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words?
Psalms 37:6He will bring forth your righteousness like the dawn, your justice like the noonday sun.
Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
Psalms 68:19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of 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 →