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therefore I love your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/119.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You skim off the wicked of the earth like scum; no wonder I love to obey your laws!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross, therefore I love your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth <i>like</i> dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You put away all the wicked of the earth <i>like</i> dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have removed all the wicked of the earth <i>like</i> impurities; Therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Thou hast removed all the wicked of the earth <i>like</i> dross; Therefore I love Thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You remove all the wicked of the earth <i>like</i> dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross [for they have no value]; Therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You remove all the wicked on earth as if they were dross from metal; therefore, I love your decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You remove all the wicked on earth as if they were dross; therefore, I love Your decrees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: Therefore I love thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />As far as you are concerned, evil people are garbage, and so I follow your rules. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You get rid of all wicked people on earth as if they were rubbish. That is why I love your written instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You treat all the wicked like rubbish, and so I love your instructions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You remove all the wicked of the earth like dross; therefore I love your decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. Therefore I love your rules. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross. Therefore I love your testimonies. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Dross! You have caused to cease "" All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dross! Thou hast caused to cease All the wicked of the earth; Therefore I have loved Thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The dross thou didst cause to cease, all the unjust of the earth: for this I loved thy testimonies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I have accounted all the sinners of the earth prevaricators: therefore have I loved thy testimonies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:119>I have considered all the sinners of the earth to be transgressors. Therefore, I have loved your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like dross you regard all the wicked on earth; therefore I love your testimonies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All the wicked of the earth you count as dross; therefore I love your decrees.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Sustain me, and I shall be safe, and I will always meditate on thy commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Sustain me and I shall be saved and I shall meditate always in your commandments.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I have reckoned all the sinners of the earth as transgressors; therefore have I loved thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-119.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=15654" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">118</span>You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain. <span class="reftext">119</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">All</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: riš·‘ê- (Adj-mpc) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">the wicked</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’ā·reṣ (N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">on earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: hiš·ba·tā (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">You discard</a> <a href="/hebrew/5509.htm" title="5509: si·ḡîm (N-mp) -- A moving back or away, dross. Or cuwg; from cuwg in the sense of refuse; scoria.">like dross;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/157.htm" title="157: ’ā·haḇ·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To love. Or raheb; a primitive root; to have affection for.">I love</a> <a href="/hebrew/5713.htm" title="5713: ‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Testimony, witness. Feminine of ed in its techn. Sense; testimony.">Your testimonies.</a> </span><span class="reftext">120</span>My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a></span><br />Remove the dross from the silver, and a vessel for a silversmith will come forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-3.htm">Malachi 3:3</a></span><br />And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/3-12.htm">Matthew 3:12</a></span><br />His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a></span><br />his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-25.htm">Isaiah 1:25</a></span><br />I will turn My hand against you; I will thoroughly purge your dross; I will remove all your impurities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a></span><br />“Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to Me. All of them are copper, tin, iron, and lead inside the furnace; they are but the dross of silver. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because all of you have become dross, behold, I will gather you into Jerusalem. / Just as one gathers silver, copper, iron, lead, and tin into the furnace to melt with a fiery blast, so I will gather you in My anger and wrath, leave you there, and melt you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-9.htm">Zechariah 13:9</a></span><br />This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/1-7.htm">1 Peter 1:7</a></span><br />so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-29.htm">Jeremiah 6:29-30</a></span><br />The bellows blow fiercely, blasting away the lead with fire. The refining proceeds in vain, for the wicked are not purged. / They are called rejected silver, because the LORD has rejected them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-40.htm">Matthew 13:40-42</a></span><br />As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age. / The Son of Man will send out His angels, and they will weed out of His kingdom every cause of sin and all who practice lawlessness. / And they will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-20.htm">2 Timothy 2:20-21</a></span><br />A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use. / So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/23-10.htm">Job 23:10</a></span><br />Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-10.htm">Daniel 12:10</a></span><br />Many will be purified, made spotless, and refined, but the wicked will continue to act wickedly. None of the wicked will understand, but the wise will understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love your testimonies.</p><p class="hdg">thou.</p><p class="hdg">puttest away.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/15-23.htm">1 Samuel 15:23</a></b></br> For rebellion <i>is as</i> the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness <i>is as</i> iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from <i>being</i> king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/6-30.htm">Jeremiah 6:30</a></b></br> Reprobate silver shall <i>men</i> call them, because the LORD hath rejected them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-18.htm">Ezekiel 22:18-22</a></b></br> Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they <i>are</i> brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are <i>even</i> the dross of silver… </p><p class="hdg">therefore</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-111.htm">Psalm 119:111,126-128</a></b></br> Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they <i>are</i> the rejoicing of my heart… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/119-86.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/psalms/104-35.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/psalms/87-6.htm">Count</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-19.htm">Dross</a> <a 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<a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Sinners</a> <a href="/psalms/119-124.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-125.htm">Testimonies</a> <a href="/psalms/119-125.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/psalms/136-16.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/psalms/119-150.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/119-123.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 119</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-1.htm">This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Aleph.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Beth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Gimel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Daleth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">He</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-41.htm">Waw</a></span><br><span class="reftext">49. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-49.htm">Zayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">57. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Heth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">65. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-65.htm">Teth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">73. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Yodh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">81. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-81.htm">Kaph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">89. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-89.htm">Lamedh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">97. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Mem</a></span><br><span class="reftext">105. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Nun</a></span><br><span class="reftext">113. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Samekh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">121. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Ayin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">129. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm">Pe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">137. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-137.htm">Tsadhe</a></span><br><span class="reftext">145. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-145.htm">Qoph</a></span><br><span class="reftext">153. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Resh</a></span><br><span class="reftext">161. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-161.htm">Sin and Shin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">169. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/119-169.htm">Taw</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/119.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/119.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>All the wicked on earth You discard like dross;</b><br>This phrase uses the metaphor of "dross," which refers to the impurities that are removed from metal during the refining process. In biblical times, refining metals was a common practice, and the imagery of God discarding the wicked like dross suggests a purification process where the righteous are separated from the unrighteous. This reflects God's judgment and His desire for holiness among His people. The concept of God dealing with the wicked is consistent with other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/1-4.htm">Psalm 1:4-6</a>, where the wicked are compared to chaff blown away by the wind. The idea of divine judgment is also seen in the New Testament, such as in <a href="/matthew/13-49.htm">Matthew 13:49-50</a>, where the wicked are separated from the righteous at the end of the age.<p><b>therefore I love Your testimonies.</b><br>The psalmist's response to God's judgment on the wicked is a deep love for God's testimonies, which refers to His laws, decrees, and commandments. This love is rooted in the understanding that God's laws are just and righteous, providing guidance and protection for those who follow them. The psalmist's affection for God's Word is a recurring theme in <a href="/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, emphasizing the importance of scripture in the life of a believer. This love for God's testimonies is echoed in other parts of the Bible, such as <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-10</a>, where the law of the Lord is described as perfect, trustworthy, and more precious than gold. The psalmist's devotion to God's Word can also be seen as a type of Christ, who perfectly fulfilled the law and demonstrated complete obedience to the Father, as seen in <a href="/john/14-31.htm">John 14:31</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who expresses a deep love and reverence for God's law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Refers to those who live in opposition to God's commandments and are ultimately rejected by God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine judge who discards the wicked like dross, emphasizing His holiness and justice.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dross.htm">Dross</a></b><br>A metaphor for impurity, representing the worthless residue removed during the refining process of metals.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/testimonies.htm">Testimonies</a></b><br>Refers to God's laws, decrees, and commandments, which the Psalmist loves and cherishes.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_holiness.htm">God's Justice and Holiness</a></b><br>God discards the wicked like dross, demonstrating His commitment to justice and purity. Believers are called to reflect on God's holiness and strive to live in accordance with His standards.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_god's_word.htm">The Value of God's Word</a></b><br>The Psalmist's love for God's testimonies is a model for believers. We should cherish and study God's Word, allowing it to guide our lives and decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_refining_process.htm">The Refining Process</a></b><br>Just as dross is removed to purify metal, God uses trials and challenges to refine our character. Embrace these experiences as opportunities for spiritual growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/separation_from_wickedness.htm">Separation from Wickedness</a></b><br>Believers are called to separate themselves from wickedness and pursue righteousness. This involves making choices that align with God's commandments and avoiding influences that lead us astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Understanding that God will ultimately judge and discard the wicked should encourage us to live with an eternal perspective, focusing on what truly matters in light of eternity.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_119.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 119</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_david's_authorship_of_psalm_119.htm">How can we reconcile the traditional view that Psalm 119 was authored by David with scholarly assertions that it may have multiple authors or was written much later (Psalm 119)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_reality_shifting.htm">What does 'delight in the Law of the Lord' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_42_months_mean_in_the_bible.htm">What does Psalm 119:89 signify about God's word?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_new_teachings_align_with_psalm_119.htm">In the New Testament, certain laws seem superseded by new teachings (e.g., Hebrews 8:13); how does this harmonize with Psalm 119's emphasis on the perpetuity of God's law (Psalm 119)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(119) <span class= "bld">Thou puttest away.</span>--For this common Scriptural figure comp. <a href="/context/jeremiah/6-28.htm" title="They are all grievous rebels, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.">Jeremiah 6:28-30</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/22-18.htm" title="Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the middle of the furnace; they are even the dross of silver.">Ezekiel 22:18-20</a>. This is indeed a process which is continually going on, and it is one test of the true religious character that it can discern it at work under the seeming contradictions of the world. Where apparently vice succeeds and prospers it is really marked out for expulsion,<p>"To those who<p>All treasures and all gain esteem as dross;<p>And dignities and powers, all but the Highest."<p>MILTON.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 119.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross.</span> The wicked are ultimately separated from the righteous, and cast away "as dross," since they can serve no good end (comp. <a href="/matthew/13-30.htm">Matthew 13:30, 49, 50</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Therefore I love thy testimonies</span>. Not because the wicked suffer, but because they are prevented from injuring the righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-119.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wicked</span><br /><span class="heb">רִשְׁעֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(riš·‘ê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on earth</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You discard</span><br /><span class="heb">הִשְׁבַּ֥תָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiš·ba·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like dross;</span><br /><span class="heb">סִגִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(si·ḡîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5509.htm">Strong's 5509: </a> </span><span class="str2">A moving back or away, dross</span><br /><br /><span class="word">therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">לָ֝כֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I love</span><br /><span class="heb">אָהַ֥בְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·haḇ·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_157.htm">Strong's 157: </a> </span><span class="str2">To have affection f</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your testimonies.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵדֹתֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5713.htm">Strong's 5713: </a> </span><span class="str2">Testimony, witness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-119.htm">Psalm 119:119 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-119.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:119 You put away all the wicked (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-118.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:118"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:118" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-120.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:120"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:120" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>