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Psalms 119:128
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God within a structured poem devoted to divine instruction, positioned immediately after declaring a love for God's commandments that surpasses pure gold.
The words — The Hebrew verb יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי (yi.Sha.re.ti) literally means "I approve" or "I esteem," and the noun אֹ֖רַח ('O.rach) translates to "path" or "way."
The thread — The motif of valuing divine instruction while rejecting deceptive paths appears in Psalms 119:104, Romans 7:22, and Psalms 19:7.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader align their judgment with God's precepts and actively reject every deceptive course of action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Cross-references
- Psalms 119:104 I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
- Romans 7:22 For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- Psalms 19:7 The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 119:6 Then I would not be ashamed when I consider all Your commandments.
- Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Deuteronomy 4:8 And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?
- Job 33:27 Then he sings before men with these words: ‘I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Romans 7:16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
- Psalms 119:118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
- Romans 7:12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.