Psalms 119:22
Roll from off me, reproach and contempt, For, thy testimonies, have I observed.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
In Context
21Thou hast rebuked the proud as accursed, who stray from thy commandments.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:10Then Nabal answered the servants of David, and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? Nowadays, many are the servants that have broken away, every one from the presence of his lord:
2 Samuel 16:7And, thus, said Shimei, when he cursed,—Out! Out! thou man of bloodshed, and man of the Abandoned One!
Job 19:2How long will ye grieve my soul? or crush me with words?
Psalms 37:6So will he bring forth, as the light, thy righteousness, and thy vindication as the noonday.
Psalms 42:10With a crushing of my bones, have my adversaries reproached me,—While they keep saying unto me all the day, Where is thy God?
Psalms 68:19Blessed be My Lord! Day by day, he beareth our burden for us, GOD himself, is our salvation. [Selah.]
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 →