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Psalms 119:22

119:21 Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, which do err from thy commandments.
Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

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Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.

Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept your testimonies.

119:23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.

What does Psalms 119:22 mean?

Psalms 119:22 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include גָּלַל (gâlal), חֶרְפָּה (cherpâh), בּוּז (bûwz).

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Removeגָּלַלgâlal/gaw-lal'/H1556to roll (literally or figuratively)
from
me
reproachחֶרְפָּהcherpâh/kher-paw'/H2781contumely, disgrace, the pudenda
and
contempt;בּוּזbûwz/booz/H937disrespect
for
I
have
keptנָצַרnâtsar/naw-tsar'/H5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)
thy
testimonies.עֵדָהʻêdâh/ay-daw'/H5713testimony

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InstructionObedience

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 119:22.

Joshua 5:9

And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of the place is called Gilgal unto this day. Gilgal: that is Rolling

Proverbs 18:3

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also contempt, and with ignominy reproach.

Psalms 119:2

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart.

Psalms 25:10

All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 119:22 say?

Psalms 119:22 (King James Version) reads: "Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies."

Is Psalms 119:22 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:22 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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