Psalms 119:118
Thou castest off all who depart from thy laws; For their deceit is vain.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
In Context
117Do thou hold me up, and I shall be safe, And I will have respect to thy statutes continually!
119Thou throwest away all the wicked of the earth, like dross; Therefore I love thine ordinances.
Cross References
Psalms 78:36But they only flattered him with their mouths, And spake falsely to him with their tongues.
Psalms 95:10Forty years was I offended with that generation: And I said, 'They are a people of a perverse heart, And who have no regard to my ways.'
Psalms 119:21Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
Proverbs 12:20Deceit is in the heart of those who contrive evil; But to the counsellors of peace shall be joy.
Isaiah 44:20He toileth for ashes; A deluded heart turneth him aside, So that he cannot deliver himself, and say “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Malachi 4:3And ye shall tread down the wicked; For they shall be as dust under the soles of your feet In the day which I appoint, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:117-118
116 Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope. 117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually. Here, 1. David prays for sustaining grace; for this grace sufficient he besought the Lord twice: Uphold me; and again, Hold thou me up. He sees himself not only unable to go on in his duty by any strength of his own, but in danger of falling into sin unless he was prevented by divine grace; and therefore he is thus earnest for… Read the whole commentary →