Psalms 119:118
Thou hast made light of all who stray from thy statutes, for their fraud is, falsehood.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
In Context
117Sustain me, that I may be saved, and may find dear delight in thy statutes continually.
119Dross, have I accounted all the lawless of the earth, therefore do I love thy testimonies.
Cross References
Psalms 78:36So they spake him fair with their mouth, And, with their tongue, did promise him falsely;
Psalms 95:10Forty years, loathed I that generation, So I said—A people going astray in heart, they are, Even they, have not known my ways!
Psalms 119:21Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
Proverbs 12:20Deceit, is in the heart of contrivers of mischief, but, to the counsellors of peace, shall be joy.
Isaiah 44:20He is feeding on ashes, A deluded heart, hath turned him aside,—And he cannot deliver his own soul nor say, Is there not a falsehood in my right hand?
Malachi 4:3And ye shall tread down the lawless, for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet,—in the day when I am working with effect, saith Yahweh 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 →