Psalms 119:118
Thou hast troden downe all them that depart from thy statutes: for their deceit is vaine.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
In Context
117Stay thou mee, and I shall be safe, and I will delite continually in thy statutes.
119Thou hast taken away all ye wicked of the earth like drosse: therefore I loue thy testimonies.
Cross References
Psalms 78:36But they flattered him with their mouth, and dissembled with him with their tongue.
Psalms 95:10Fourtie yeeres haue I contended with this generation, and said, They are a people that erre in heart, for they haue not knowen my wayes.
Psalms 119:21Thou hast destroied the proud: cursed are they that doe erre from thy commandements.
Proverbs 12:20Deceite is in the heart of them that imagine euill: but to the counsellers of peace shall be ioye.
Isaiah 44:20He feedeth of ashes: a seduced heart hath deceiued him, that he cannot deliuer his soule, nor say, Is there not a lye in my right hand?
Malachi 4:3And ye shall treade downe the wicked: for they shall be dust vnder the soles of your feete in the day that I shall doe this, sayeth the Lord of hostes.
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 →