Psalms 119:128

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
precepts	פִּקּ֣וּדֵי pi.Ku.dei	H6490	properly · noun, common masculine plural construct
right	יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי yi.Sha.re.ti	H3474	to be straight or even · verb, piel perfect, 1st person common singular
hate	שָׂנֵֽאתִי sa.Ne.ti	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
false	שֶׁ֣קֶר She.ker	H8267	an untruth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
way	אֹ֖רַח 'O.rach	H734	a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively) · noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Psalms 119:104 Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way.
Romans 7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Psalms 19:7-8 The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
Psalms 119:6 Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.
Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
Deuteronomy 4:8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?
Job 33:27 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;
Romans 7:16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127-128

David here, as often in this psalm, professes the great love he had to the word and law of God; and, to evidence the sincerity of it, observe, 1. The degree of his love. He loved his Bible better than he loved his money - above gold, yea, above fine gold. Gold, fine gold, is what most men set their hearts upon; nothing charms them and dazzles their eyes so much as gold does. It is fine gold, a fine thing in their eyes; they will venture their souls, their God, their all, to get and keep it. But David saw that the word of God answers all purposes better than money does, for it enriches the soul towards God; and therefore he loved it better than gold, for it had done that for him which gold co…

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John Gill on Psalms 119:128

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right,.... He had an impartial regard to all the commandments of God; and valued one as well as another, and walked according to all of them; making no difference either in his affection or practice between one and another, as being more or less necessary, just, and right: he had an equal respect to the lighter and weightier matters of the law; and, like Zacharias and Elisabeth, walked in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless; looking upon them all, with respect to everything commanded or forbidden by them, to be just and equitable; and I hate every false way; every command, institution, and ordinance of men…

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John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

Psalm 119:121-128 121. I have done judgment and righteousness: give me not up to my oppressors. 122. Become surety for thy servant for good, that the proud may not oppress me. 123. My eyes have failed for thy salvation, and for thy righteous word. [2] 124. Deal with thy servant according to thy goodness, and teach me thy statutes. 125. I am thy servant, give me understanding, that I may learn thy testimonies. 126. It is time for thee, O Jehovah! to be doing for they have destroyed thy law. 127. And therefore I have loved thy statutes above gold, [3] yea even above the most fine gold [4] 128. Therefore I have esteemed all thy commandments to be altogether right, and have hated every way of l…

The Church Fathers

"Therefore," he saith, "was I made straight unto all Thy commandments" (ver. 128). I was made straight, doubtless, because I loved them; and I clung by love to them, which were straight, that I might also myself become straight. Then what he addeth, naturally follows: "and every unrighteous way I utterly abhor." For how could it be that he who loved the straight could do aught save abhor an unrighteous way? For as, if he loved gold and precious stones, he would abhor all that might bring loss of such property: thus, since he loved the commandments of God, he abhorred the path of iniquity, as one of the most savage rocks in the sailor's track, whereon he must needs suffer shipwreck of things so precious. That this may not be his lot, he who saileth on the wood of the Cross with the divine commandments as his freight, steereth far from thence.
— 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,…
Repentance — There are three Greek words used in the New Testament to denote repentance. (1.) The verb metamelomai is used of a change of mind, such as to produce regret or even remorse on account of sin, but not…
Hatred · Against iniquity, justified — Against iniquity, justified

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 119:128

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127-128

John Gill on Psalms 119:128

John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 119:128

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:127-128

John Gill on Psalms 119:128

John Calvin on Psalms 119:121-128

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 119:121-128

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 119:125