Psalms 119 · Verse 128

Psalms 119:128

Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.
Psalms 119:128, King James Version

Psalms 119:128 in other translations

BSBTherefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
WEBTherefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. PE
ASVTherefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way. פ PE.
YLTTherefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!
DARBYTherefore I regard all thy precepts concerning all things to be right: I hate every false path.
BBEBecause of it I keep straight in all things by your orders; and I am a hater of every false way.
WebsterTherefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

What does Psalms 119:128 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 119:127-128

127-128. Therefore--that is, In view of these benefits, or, Because of the glory of Thy law, so much praised in the previous parts of the Psalm. I love ... [and] Therefore (repeated)--All its precepts, on all subjects, are estimable for their purity, and lead one imbued with their spirit to hate all evil (Psa 19:10). The Word of God admits of no eclecticism; its least title is perfect (Psa 12:6; Mt 5:17-19). PE…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 128 All thy precepts concerning all things to be right - There are too many supplied words here to leave the text unsuspected. All the ancient versions, except the Chaldee, seem to have omitted the second כל col, All and read the text thus: "Therefore I have walked straight in all thy precepts." I go straight on in all thy precepts, hating every false way. I neither turn to the right hand nor to the left; the false ways are crooked; thy way is straight. I am going to heaven, and that way lies straight before me. To walk in the way of falsity I cannot, because I hate it; and I hate such ways because God hates them.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 119:121-128

Happy is the man, who, acting upon gospel principles, does justice to all around. Christ our Surety, having paid our debt and ransom, secures all the blessings of salvation to every true believer. The psalmist expects the word of God's righteousness, and no other salvation than what is secured by that word, which cannot fall to the ground. We deserve no favour form God; we are most easy when we cast ourselves upon…

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Psalms 119:128 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

עַל\־'al-there-H5921
כֵּ֤ן\׀ken-foreH3651
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
פִּקּ֣וּדֵיpi.Ku.dei[the] precepts ofH6490
כֹ֣לkholeverythingH3605
יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּיyi.Sha.re.tiI approveH3474
כָּל\־kol-everyH3605
אֹ֖רַח'O.rachpath ofH734
שֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerfalsehoodH8267
שָׂנֵֽאתִי\׃sa.Ne.tiI hateH8130

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Cross references for Psalms 119:128

  • 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. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

  • 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.

  • Psalms 119:118

    Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.

  • Romans 7:14

    For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

  • Romans 7:12

    Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I esteem.
6; 19:7,8; De 4:8; Job 33:27; Pr 30:5; Ro 7:12,14,16,22
all things.{Kol,} "all" seems to have been omitted by all the versions, except the Chaldee; which reads simply, "all thy precepts;" and this renders the text more perspicuous and unembarrassed.
and I.
104,118

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Context

  • Psalms 119:127

    Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.

  • Psalms 119:128

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

  • Psalms 119:129

    פ PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them.

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Psalms 119:128 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Por eso todos los mandamientos de todas las cosas estimé rectos: aborrecí todo camino de mentira.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		C’est pourquoi j’estime droits tous tes préceptes, à l’égard de toutes choses; je hais toute voie de mensonge.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Darum halte ich alle deine Vorschriften für recht; jeden Lügenpfad hasse ich.