Psalm 119:118

118 You reject all [who] stray from your statutes, for their deceit [is] a breach of faith.

Psalm 119:118 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 119:118

Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes,
&c.] That wander from the way of the Lord's commandments; that deviate from his precepts, go astray constantly and wilfully; a people that err in their hearts, and with all their hearts. These the Lord treads down, as mire in the streets, as grapes in a winepress; which shows his abhorrence of them, his indignation at them, and how easily they are subdued under him;

for their deceit [is] falsehood:
or, "their hypocrisy [is] a lie" ^F13: the appearance they make is a false one; they appear outwardly righteous, but are inwardly wicked; have a form of godliness, but deny the power of it: or all their deceitful doctrines are lies in hypocrisy, though dressed up with all the art and cunning they are masters of; or all their subtle schemes to corrupt and subvert the true doctrines of the word are in vain and to no purpose.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 So Michaelis.

Psalm 119:118 In-Context

116 Sustain me according to your word, that I may live, and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.

117 Uphold me, that I may be delivered, and have regard for your statutes continually.

118 You reject all [who] stray from your statutes, for their deceit [is] a breach of faith.

119 You remove all the wicked of [the] earth [like] dross, therefore I love your testimonies.

120 My flesh trembles for fear of you, and I am afraid of your judgments.