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Psalms 119:29
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, pleading for divine intervention amid deep sorrow and a conscious commitment to truth. The request occurs within a structured meditation on obedience, immediately following a plea for strength and preceding a declaration of chosen truth.
The words — הָסֵר (ha.Ser) literally commands "remove," while חָנֵּֽ/נִי (cho.ne./ni) literally means "show favor to me" or "grant graciously." These terms frame the verse as a direct petition for divine action rather than a statement of personal achievement.
The thread — The petition to be kept from falsehood echoes Proverbs 30:8, which similarly asks God to keep deceit far away. The link between knowing God and keeping His commandments appears in 1 John 2:4, while the warning against self-deception regarding sin is recorded in 1 John 1:8.
Why it lands — The text demands a reader acknowledge their vulnerability to deception and actively request God's law as the necessary corrective. It places the responsibility on the reader to choose truth and set God's ordinances before them rather than relying on personal moral strength.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.
Cross-references
- 1 John 2:4 If anyone says, “I know Him,” but does not keep His commandments, he is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
- Proverbs 30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
- 1 John 1:8 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
- Psalms 119:37 Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
- Hebrews 8:10 For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
- Ephesians 4:22 to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Revelation 22:15 But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.
- Psalms 119:5 Oh, that my ways were committed to keeping Your statutes!
- Psalms 119:163 I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
- Psalms 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.