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because they kept not thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I see the treacherous, and am disgusted, Because they do not keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I see the treacherous and loathe <i>them,</i> Because they do not keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I behold the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I behold the treacherous and loathe <i>them</i>, Because they do not keep Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I see the treacherous and loathe <i>them</i>, Those who do not keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I see the treacherous and loathe them, Because they do not respect Your law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust because they do not keep your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I have seen the disloyal and feel disgust because they do not keep Your word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I beheld the treacherous, and was grieved, Because they observe not thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those unfaithful people who refuse to obey you are disgusting to me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I beheld the treacherous dealers, and was grieved; because they observed not thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I have seen traitors, and I am filled with disgust. They have not accepted your promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When I look at those traitors, I am filled with disgust, because they do not keep your commands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I watch the treacherous, and despise them, because they do not do what you have said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I take note of the treacherous and despise them, because they do not keep your instructions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I look at the faithless with loathing, because they do not observe your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I look at the faithless with loathing, because they don’t observe your word. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I have seen treacherous ones, "" And grieve myself, "" Because they have not kept Your saying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I have seen treacherous ones, And grieve myself, Because Thy saying they have not kept.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I saw those transgressing, and I shall loathe, for they watched not thy word.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I beheld the transgressors, and I pined away; because they kept not thy word. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:158>I saw the prevaricators, and I pine away. For they have not kept your word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I view the faithless with loathing because they do not heed your promise. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I beheld the transgressors and I knew they had not kept thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have seen the evil ones and I have known that they have not kept your word.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I beheld them that were faithless, and strove with them; Because they observed not Thy word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I beheld men acting foolishly, and I pined away; for they kept not thine oracles.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-158.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=15885" 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">157</span>Though my persecutors and foes are many, I have not turned from Your testimonies. <span class="reftext">158</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rā·’î·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">I look on</a> <a href="/hebrew/898.htm" title="898: ḇō·ḡə·ḏîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To act or deal treacherously. A primitive root; to cover; figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage.">the faithless</a> <a href="/hebrew/6962.htm" title="6962: wā·’eṯ·qō·w·ṭā·ṭāh (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fs) -- To cut off, detest. A primitive root; properly, to cut off, i.e. detest.">with loathing</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">they do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: šā·mā·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">keep</a> <a href="/hebrew/565.htm" title="565: ’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Utterance, speech, word. Or memrah; feminine of 'emer, and meaning the same.">Your word.</a> </span><span class="reftext">159</span>Consider how I love Your precepts, O LORD; give me life according to Your loving devotion.…<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="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1-3</a></span><br />Oh, that my head were a spring of water, and my eyes a fountain of tears! I would weep day and night over the slain daughter of my people. / If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people. / “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a></span><br />“Go throughout the city of Jerusalem,” said the LORD, “and put a mark on the foreheads of the men sighing and groaning over all the abominations committed there.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-2.htm">Romans 9:2-3</a></span><br />I have deep sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. / For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18-19</a></span><br />For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-17.htm">Jeremiah 13:17</a></span><br />But if you do not listen, I will weep in secret because of your pride. My eyes will overflow with tears, because the LORD’s flock has been taken captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-2.htm">2 Peter 2:2</a></span><br />Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-29.htm">2 Corinthians 11:29</a></span><br />Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not burn with grief?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-3</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another. / Therefore the land mourns, and all who dwell in it will waste away with the beasts of the field and the birds of the air; even the fish of the sea disappear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/15-11.htm">1 Samuel 15:11</a></span><br />“I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-16.htm">Acts 17:16</a></span><br />While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was deeply disturbed in his spirit to see that the city was full of idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3</a></span><br />He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-10.htm">1 Kings 19:10</a></span><br />“I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-1.htm">2 Timothy 3:1-5</a></span><br />But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come. / For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, / unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not your word.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-53.htm">Psalm 119:53,136</a></b></br> Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake thy law… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/9-4.htm">Ezekiel 9:4</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/3-5.htm">Mark 3:5</a></b></br> And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched <i>it</i> out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-19.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/psalms/119-151.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/119-124.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/psalms/89-38.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/psalms/78-40.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/psalms/112-10.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/psalms/119-128.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-136.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/88-8.htm">Loathing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-146.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/psalms/119-146.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/psalms/119-100.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Strove</a> <a href="/psalms/119-4.htm">Them</a> <a href="/psalms/59-5.htm">Transgressors</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/psalms/78-57.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/psalms/119-157.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/139-16.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Commands</a> <a href="/psalms/142-7.htm">Deal</a> <a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Disgust</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Faithless</a> <a href="/psalms/139-21.htm">Grieve</a> <a href="/psalms/139-21.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-166.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/galatians/4-14.htm">Loathing</a> <a href="/psalms/119-167.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/psalms/130-3.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/psalms/119-167.htm">Observed</a> <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Ones</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-11.htm">Strove</a> <a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Them</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Transgressors</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Treacherous</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-2.htm">Treacherously</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-19.htm">Untrue</a> <a href="/psalms/119-160.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'; 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This sentiment reflects a deep commitment to God's law and a desire for righteousness. The term "faithless" often refers to those who have turned away from God's commandments, similar to the Israelites who worshipped idols (Exodus 32). The loathing is not personal animosity but a righteous indignation towards sin, akin to Jesus' reaction to the money changers in the temple (<a href="/john/2-13.htm">John 2:13-17</a>).<p><b>because they do not keep Your word</b><br>The psalmist's disdain is rooted in the failure of the faithless to adhere to God's commandments. This highlights the importance of obedience in the biblical narrative, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are tied to the observance of God's law. The phrase underscores the centrality of God's word in guiding moral and spiritual conduct. It also echoes the New Testament teaching in <a href="/james/1-22.htm">James 1:22</a>, which emphasizes being doers of the word, not just hearers. The psalmist's lament can be seen as a type of Christ, who perfectly kept God's word and grieved over Jerusalem's unfaithfulness (<a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</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 for God's law and a desire for righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithless.htm">The Faithless</a></b><br>Individuals who do not adhere to God's commandments, often seen as those who reject or neglect the covenant relationship with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_word.htm">God's Word</a></b><br>The divine commandments and teachings given to the people of Israel, which the Psalmist holds in high regard.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_god's_word.htm">The Importance of God's Word</a></b><br>God's word is a guiding light and a source of truth. As believers, we are called to cherish and uphold it in our daily lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/righteous_indignation.htm">Righteous Indignation</a></b><br>The Psalmist's loathing of the faithless is not personal hatred but a righteous indignation against sin and disobedience to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a></b><br>We are encouraged to remain faithful to God's commandments, recognizing the spiritual danger of neglecting His word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_for_the_lost.htm">Compassion for the Lost</a></b><br>While we may feel a sense of righteous anger towards sin, we are also called to have compassion and pray for those who are lost, seeking their repentance and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/self-examination.htm">Self-Examination</a></b><br>This verse challenges us to examine our own lives and ensure that we are not falling into faithlessness by neglecting God's word.<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/how_does_ps._119_89_align_with_a_changing_universe.htm">If verse 89 says God's word is 'settled in heaven forever,' how does this align with scientific discoveries that the universe is constantly changing and expanding (Psalm 119:89)?</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/what's_psalm_119's_main_message.htm">What is the central message of 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>RESH.</span><p>(158) <span class= "bld">Transgressors.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the faithless </span>(or, <span class= "ital">traitors</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><span class= "bld">Was grieved.</span>--The Hebrew is a far stronger word, and the sense is intensified by the rare conjugation: <span class= "ital">was filled with loathing at; sickened with disgust.</span><p>"The recreants I survey,<p>And loathing turn away."--KEBLE.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 158.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved</span>; literally, <span class="accented">the treacherous dealers - those</span> who dealt treacherously against the Divine covenant. <span class="cmt_word">Because they kept not thy Word</span> (comp. ver. 136). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-158.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">I look on</span><br /><span class="heb">רָאִ֣יתִי</span> <span class="translit">(rā·’î·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the faithless</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹ֭גְדִים</span> <span class="translit">(ḇō·ḡə·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_898.htm">Strong's 898: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover, to act covertly, to pillage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with loathing</span><br /><span class="heb">וָֽאֶתְקוֹטָ֑טָה</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’eṯ·qō·w·ṭā·ṭāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6962.htm">Strong's 6962: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, detest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they do not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keep</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁמָֽרוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·mā·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your word.</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֝מְרָתְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(’im·rā·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_565.htm">Strong's 565: </a> </span><span class="str2">Utterance, speech, word</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-158.htm">Psalm 119:158 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-158.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:158 I look at the faithless with loathing (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-157.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:157"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:157" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-159.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:159"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:159" /></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>