Psalms 119:118

119:117 Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

KJV

You reject all those who stray from your statutes, for their deceit is in vain.

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

You have trodden down all them that err from your statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

119:119 Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. puttest: Heb. causest to cease

What does Psalms 119:118 mean?

Psalms 119:118 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָלָה (çâlâh), שָׁגָה (shâgâh), חֹק (chôq).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

hast

trodden

downסָלָהçâlâh/saw-law'/H5541to hang up, i.e. weigh, or (figuratively) contemn

all

them

that

errשָׁגָהshâgâh/shaw-gaw'/H7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication) to reel, (figuratively) be enraptured

from

thy

statutes:חֹקchôq/khoke/H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)

for

their

deceitתׇּרְמָהtormâh/tor-maw'/H8649fraud

falsehood.שֶׁקֶרsheqer/sheh'-ker/H8267an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)

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What does Psalms 119:118 say?

Psalms 119:118 (King James Version) reads: "Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood."

Is Psalms 119:118 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:118 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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