Psalms 119:115

Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Depart	סֽוּרוּ su.ru-	H5493	to turn off (literal or figurative) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
evildoers	מְרֵעִ֑ים me.re.'Im	H7489	properly · verb, hiphil active participle, masculine plural absolute
keep	וְ֝אֶצְּרָ֗ה ve.'e.tze.Rah	H5341	to guard · conjunction + verb, qal infinitive construct, 1st person common singular
commandments	מִצְוֹ֥ת mitz.Vot	H4687	a command · noun, common feminine plural construct
God	אֱלֹהָֽי 'e.lo.Hai	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
Psalms 6:8 Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Psalms 26:5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
Psalms 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.
Psalms 139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Psalms 26:9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
Matthew 25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:115

Here is, 1. David's firm and fixed resolution to live a holy life: I will keep the commandments of my God. Bravely resolved! like a saint, like a soldier; for true courage consists in a steady resolution against all sin and for all duty. Those that would keep God's commandments must be often renewing their resolutions to do so: "I will keep them. Whatever others do, this I will do; though I be singular, though all about me be evil-doers, and desert me; whatever I have done hitherto, I will for the future walk closely with God. They are the commandments of God, of my God, and therefore I will keep them. He is God and may command me, my God and will command me nothing but what is for my good."…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:115

Depart from me, ye evildoers,.... The same with the evil thinkers, Psalm 119:113; According to Aben Ezra, they that think evil commonly do it; as they devise it, they commit it. This describes such persons whose course of life is, and who make it their constant business to do, iniquity; such the psalmist desires to depart his presence, to keep at a distance from him, as being very disagreeable to him; and who would be a great hinderance to him in keeping the commandments of God, as follows: these same words will be spoken by David's son and antitype, at the great day of account, Matthew 7:23; for I will keep the commandments of my God; of God who has a fight to command, and not of men, espe…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:113-120

Psalm 119:113-120 s 113. I have hated crooked thoughts, and loved thy law. s 114. Thou art my hiding-place and my shield: I have trusted in thy word. s 115. Depart from me, ye wicked! and I will keep the commandments of my God. s 116. Sustain me by thy word, and I shall live: and make me not ashamed of my expectation. s 117. Establish me, and I shall be safe: and I will consider thy statutes continually. s 118. Thou hast trodden under foot all those who wander from thy statutes; for their deceit is falsehood. s 119. Thou hast made all the wicked of the earth to cease as dross; therefore I have loved thy testimonies. s 120. My flesh trembled for fear of thee, and I was afraid of thy judgment…

The Church Fathers

But what is the meaning of the following verse: "Away from me, ye wicked, and I will search the commandments of my God"? (ver. 115). For he saith not, I will perform; but, "I will search." In order, therefore, that he may diligently and perfectly learn that law, he bids the wicked depart from him, and even forcibly driveth them away from his company. For the wicked exercise us in the fulfilment of the commandments, but lead us away from searching into them; not only when they persecute, or wish to litigate with us; but even when they court us, and honour us, and yet expect us to occupy ourselves in aiding their own vicious and busy desire, and to bestow our time upon them; or at least harass the weak, and compel them to bring their causes before us: to whom we dare not say, "Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?" For the Apostle instituted ecclesiastical judges of such causes, forbidding Christians to contend in the forum. ...Certainly, on account of those who carry on law suits pertinaciously with one another, and, when they harass the good, scorn our judgments, and cause us to lose the time that should be employed upon things divine; surely, I say, on account of these men we also may exclaim in these words of the Body of Christ, "Away from me, ye wicked! and I will search the commandments of my God."
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 119

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Dictionary and topics

Poetry — Has been well defined as “the measured language of emotion.” Hebrew poetry deals almost exclusively with the great question of man’s relation to God. “Guilt, condemnation, punishment, pardon,…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Saints deprecate — Saints deprecate
Company · EVIL — EVIL

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 119:115

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:115

John Gill on Psalms 119:115

John Calvin on Psalms 119:113-120

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:115

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:115

John Gill on Psalms 119:115

John Calvin on Psalms 119:113-120

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:113-120

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:113-120