Psalms 119:21
Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
In Context
20My soul breaketh within me, On account of longing for thy judgments at all times.
22Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
Cross References
Job 40:11Send forth the fury of thy wrath! Look upon every proud one, and abase him!
Psalms 119:78May the proud be put to shame, who wrong me without cause! But I will meditate on thy precepts.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:21
20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. David had prayed that God would open his eyes ( v. 18 ) and open the law ( v. 19 ); now here he pleads the earnestness of his desire for knowledge and grace, for it is the fervent prayer that avails much. 1. His desire was importunate: My soul breaketh for the longing it hath to thy judgments, or (as some read it) " It is taken up, and wholly employed, in longing for thy judgments; the whole stream of its desires runs in this… Read the whole commentary →