Psalms 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept thine ordinances!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
In Context
21Thou rebukest the proud, the accursed, Who wander from thy commandments.
23Princes sit and speak against me, But thy servant meditateth on thy statutes.
Cross References
Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
Psalms 37:6He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the light, And thy righteousness like the noonday's brightness.
Psalms 42:10Like the crushing of my bones are the reproaches of the enemy, While they say to me continually, “Where is thy God?”
Psalms 68:19Praised be the Lord daily! When we are heavy-laden, the Mighty One is our help.
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 →