Psalm 119:118

118 Du zertrittst alle, die von deinen Rechten abirren; denn ihre Trügerei ist eitel Lüge.

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 Erhalte mich durch dein Wort, daß ich lebe; und laß mich nicht zu Schanden werden über meiner Hoffnung.

117 Stärke mich, daß ich genese, so will ich stets meine Lust haben an deinen Rechten.

118 Du zertrittst alle, die von deinen Rechten abirren; denn ihre Trügerei ist eitel Lüge.

119 Du wirfst alle Gottlosen auf Erden weg wie Schlacken; darum liebe ich deine Zeugnisse.

120 Ich fürchte mich vor dir, daß mir die Haut schaudert, und entsetze mich vor deinen Gerichten.