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for I have kept thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take disgrace and contempt away from me, For I comply with Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept your decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept Your decrees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let them sneer and insult me for following you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me because I have obeyed your written instructions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Free me from their insults and scorn, because I have kept your laws. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove scorn and disrespect from me, for I observe your decrees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Remove reproach and contempt from me, "" For I have kept Your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Roll off from me reproach and contempt, for I watched 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 />Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after 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 118:22>Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Free me from disgrace and contempt, for I keep your testimonies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />take away from me their scorn and contempt, for I have kept 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 />Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Take reproach from me because I have kept your testimonies.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept Thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out thy testimonies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-22.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=15077" 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">21</span>You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1556.htm" title="1556: gal (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To roll, roll away. A primitive root; to roll.">Remove</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘ā·lay (Prep-m:: 1cs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">my</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·pāh (N-fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">scorn</a> <a href="/hebrew/937.htm" title="937: wā·ḇūz (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Contempt. From buwz; disrespect.">and contempt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5341.htm" title="5341: nā·ṣā·rə·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To watch, guard, keep. A primitive root; to guard, in a good sense Or a bad one.">I have kept</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">23</span>Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.…<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="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Isaiah 51:7</a></span><br />Listen to Me, you who know what is right, you people with My law in your hearts: Do not fear the scorn of men; do not be broken by their insults.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-15.htm">Jeremiah 15:15</a></span><br />You understand, O LORD; remember me and attend to me. Avenge me against my persecutors. In Your patience, do not take me away. Know that I endure reproach for Your honor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12</a></span><br />Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-11.htm">Matthew 5:11-12</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-3.htm">Romans 15:3</a></span><br />For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/4-14.htm">1 Peter 4:14</a></span><br />If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-21</a></span><br />If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a></span><br />Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-22.htm">Matthew 10:22</a></span><br />You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-22.htm">Luke 6:22-23</a></span><br />Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/4-12.htm">1 Corinthians 4:12-13</a></span><br />We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; / when we are slandered, we answer gently. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3</a></span><br />Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/12-10.htm">2 Corinthians 12:10</a></span><br />That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-41.htm">Acts 5:41</a></span><br />The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-2.htm">James 1:2-4</a></span><br />Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds, / because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. / Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept your testimonies.</p><p class="hdg">remove</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-39.htm">Psalm 119:39,42</a></b></br> Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments <i>are</i> good… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/39-8.htm">Psalm 39:8</a></b></br> Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Psalm 42:10</a></b></br> <i>As</i> with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where <i>is</i> thy God?</p><p class="hdg">for I have</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Psalm 37:3,6</a></b></br> Trust in the LORD, and do good; <i>so</i> shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-20.htm">1 Peter 2:20</a></b></br> For what glory <i>is it</i>, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer <i>for it</i>, ye take it patiently, this <i>is</i> acceptable with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">1 Peter 3:16,17</a></b></br> Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/107-12.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/119-19.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/psalms/40-7.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/psalms/109-25.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/psalms/119-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/119-16.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-14.htm">Testimonies</a> <a href="/psalms/119-14.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/psalms/119-17.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/109-3.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/5-4.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/123-3.htm">Contempt</a> <a href="/psalms/119-30.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/119-30.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/119-33.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/psalms/119-29.htm">Remove</a> <a href="/psalms/119-39.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-3.htm">Roll</a> <a href="/psalms/123-4.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/psalms/119-31.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/psalms/119-23.htm">Statutes</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Testimonies</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Unchanging</a> <a href="/psalms/119-24.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/119-57.htm">Words</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'; 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In the cultural context of ancient Israel, honor and shame were significant social dynamics. Scorn and contempt could lead to social isolation and damage one's reputation. The psalmist's request for removal suggests a deep trust in God's ability to vindicate and restore honor. This echoes the experiences of biblical figures like Job, who faced scorn but sought vindication from God (<a href="/job/19.htm">Job 19:1-3</a>). The plea also foreshadows the suffering servant in <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, who bore scorn and contempt yet was ultimately exalted.<p><b>for I have kept Your testimonies</b><br>The psalmist asserts his faithfulness to God's laws, which are referred to as "testimonies." This term emphasizes the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where the law serves as a witness to God's will and character. The psalmist's claim of obedience highlights a common theme in the Psalms: the connection between righteousness and divine favor. This obedience is not merely legalistic but stems from a heart devoted to God, as seen in <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a>, "I have hidden Your word in my heart." The psalmist's faithfulness can be seen as a type of Christ, who perfectly kept God's law and faced scorn and contempt on behalf of humanity (<a href="/hebrews/4-15.htm">Hebrews 4:15</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/psalmist.htm">Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Psalm 119</a>, traditionally believed to be King David, who is expressing a deep desire for God's guidance and deliverance from scorn and contempt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine being to whom the psalmist is praying, seeking relief and vindication.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/scorn_and_contempt.htm">Scorn and Contempt</a></b><br>The negative attitudes and behaviors from others that the psalmist is experiencing, likely due to his adherence to God's laws.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/testimonies.htm">Testimonies</a></b><br>Refers to God's laws, decrees, or commandments, which the psalmist is committed to keeping.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The broader context of the psalm, as it is part of the Hebrew Scriptures and reflects the covenant relationship between God and His people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/e/endurance_in_faithfulness.htm">Endurance in Faithfulness</a></b><br>The psalmist's commitment to God's testimonies despite facing scorn teaches us the importance of enduring in our faith and obedience to God, even when it is unpopular or ridiculed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_vindication.htm">Seeking God's Vindication</a></b><br>We are encouraged to bring our struggles with contempt and scorn to God, trusting Him to remove these burdens and vindicate us in His time.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/v/value_of_god's_word.htm">Value of God's Word</a></b><br>The psalmist's dedication to keeping God's testimonies highlights the value and importance of Scripture in guiding our lives and providing a foundation for our actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/responding_to_opposition.htm">Responding to Opposition</a></b><br>When faced with opposition for our faith, we should respond by reaffirming our commitment to God's Word and seeking His strength to persevere.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_as_a_witness.htm">Living as a Witness</a></b><br>Our adherence to God's testimonies serves as a witness to others, potentially leading them to glorify God through our example.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/119.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Remove.</span>--Some render "roll," with allusion to <a href="/joshua/5-9.htm" title="And the LORD said to Joshua, This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Why the name of the place is called Gilgal to this day.">Joshua 5:9</a>. But it is more probably the same word as that rendered "open<span class= "ital">" </span>in <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm" title="Open you my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.">Psalm 119:18</a> (see Note) which may have for object the covering taken off (<a href="/isaiah/22-8.htm" title="And he discovered the covering of Judah, and you did look in that day to the armor of the house of the forest.">Isaiah 22:8</a>; <a href="/nahum/3-5.htm" title="Behold, I am against you, said the LORD of hosts; and I will discover your skirts on your face, and I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.">Nahum 3:5</a>), or of the thing from which the covering is taken, as in <a href="/psalms/119-18.htm" title="Open you my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.">Psalm 119:18</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Remove from me reproach and contempt</span>. God's servants almost necessarily incur the reproach and contempt of the worldly, to whom their conduct seems folly or madness. Christ himself was "despised;" (<a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a>) and reproached (<a href="/matthew/11-19.htm">Matthew 11:19</a>). <span class="cmt_word">For I have kept thy testimonies</span> (comp. vers. 31, 51, 87, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-22.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">Remove</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(gal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1556.htm">Strong's 1556: </a> </span><span class="str2">To roll, roll away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽ֭עָלַי</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ā·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scorn</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפָּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·pāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and contempt,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָב֑וּז</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḇūz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_937.htm">Strong's 937: </a> </span><span class="str2">Disrespect</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have kept</span><br /><span class="heb">נָצָֽרְתִּי׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṣā·rə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5341.htm">Strong's 5341: </a> </span><span class="str2">To watch, guard, keep</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your testimonies.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ</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/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-22.htm">Psalm 119:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-22.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:22 Take reproach and contempt away from me (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-21.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:21"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:21" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-23.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:23"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:23" /></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>