Psalms 119:22
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.
In Context
21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who do err from thy commandments.
23Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants in these days that break away every man from his master.
2 Samuel 16:7And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:
Job 19:2How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words?
Psalms 37:6And he will bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noon-day.
Psalms 42:10As with a sword in my bones, my enemies reproach me; while they say daily to me, Where is thy God?
Psalms 68:19Blessed be the LORD, who daily loadeth us with benefits , even the God of 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 →