Psalms 119:21
You rebuke the proud, who are cursed, 1 who wander from your commandments. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
In Context
20My desires are crushed by the longing to know 1 your righteous decrees at all times. 1
22Spare me from disgrace and humiliation, 1 for I have obeyed your covenant decrees. 1
Cross References
Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, “Yahweh, the God of the Hebrews, says this: 'How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go so that they may worship me.
Deuteronomy 27:15'May the man be cursed who makes a carved or cast figure, an abomination to Yahweh, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and who sets it up in secret.' Then all the people must answer and say, 'Amen.'
Deuteronomy 28:15But if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, so as to keep all his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you.
Nehemiah 9:16But they and our ancestors acted disrespectfully, and they were stubborn, and did not listen to your commandments.
Job 40:11Scatter around the excess of your anger; 1 look at everyone who is proud and bring him down. 1
Psalms 119:78Let the proud be put to shame, 1 for they have slandered me; 1 but I will meditate on your instructions. 1
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 →