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That is why I hate every false way. Pe<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/119.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore I consider all your precepts to be right; I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/119.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/119.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem all <i>thy</i> precepts <i>concerning</i> all <i>things to be</i> right; <i>and</i> I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/119.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore all <i>Your</i> precepts <i>concerning</i> all <i>things</i> I consider <i>to be</i> right; I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/119.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I carefully follow all <i>Your</i> precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem right all Your precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way. Pe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/119.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Therefore I esteem right all <i>Thy</i> precepts concerning everything, I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/119.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore I deem all <i>Your</i> precepts concerning everything to be right, I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/119.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem as right all Your precepts concerning everything; I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/119.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I carefully follow all your precepts and hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/119.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I carefully follow all Your precepts and hate every false way. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/119.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; And I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/119.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I follow all your commands, but I hate anyone who leads me astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/119.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/119.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I follow the straight paths of your guiding principles. I hate every pathway that leads to lying.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/119.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />And so I follow all your instructions; I hate all wrong ways. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/119.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I truly consider all of your precepts—all of them—to be just, while I despise every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/119.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/119.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For this reason I carefully follow all your precepts. I hate all deceitful actions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/119.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/119.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/119.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I consider all of your precepts to be right. I hate every false way. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/119.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, "" I have hated every path of falsehood!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/119.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Therefore all my appointments I have declared wholly right, Every path of falsehood I have hated!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/119.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this I made straight all thy charges, all: hated every way of falsehood.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/119.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore was I directed to all thy commandments: I have hated all wicked ways. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/119.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 118:128>Because of this, I was directed toward all your commandments. I held hatred for every iniquitous way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/119.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Thus, I follow all your precepts; every wrong way I hate. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/119.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Truly I direct my steps by all your precepts; I hate every false way.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/119.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore I love all thy commandments; and I hate every way of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/119.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have loved all your commandments and I have hated all the ways of the evil.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/119.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore I esteem all [Thy] precepts concerning all things to be right; Every false way I hate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/119.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore I directed myself <i>according</i> to all thy commandments: I have hated every unjust way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/119-128.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=15709" 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">127</span>Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold. <span class="reftext">128</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474: yiš·šā·rə·tî (V-Piel-Perf-1cs) -- To be smooth, straight, or right. A primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be right, pleasant, prosperous.">I admire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6490.htm" title="6490: piq·qū·ḏê (N-mpc) -- A precept. Or piqqud; from paqad; properly, appointed, i.e. A mandate.">Your precepts</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śā·nê·ṯî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">and hate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">every</a> <a href="/hebrew/8267.htm" title="8267: še·qer (N-ms) -- Deception, disappointment, falsehood. From shaqar; an untruth; by implication, a sham.">FALSE</a> <a href="/hebrew/734.htm" title="734: ’ō·raḥ (N-csc) -- A way, path. From 'arach; a well-trodden road; also a caravan.">way.</a> </span><span class="reftext">129</span>Wonderful are Your testimonies; therefore I obey them.…<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/8-13.htm">Proverbs 8:13</a></span><br />To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a></span><br />Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20</a></span><br />Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a></span><br />Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-2.htm">Proverbs 14:2</a></span><br />He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-21.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:21-22</a></span><br />but test all things. Hold fast to what is good. / Abstain from every form of evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-6.htm">Proverbs 16:6</a></span><br />By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-4.htm">Proverbs 28:4</a></span><br />Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br />All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, / so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a></span><br />Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/30-5.htm">Proverbs 30:5</a></span><br />Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore I esteem all your precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.</p><p class="hdg">I esteem</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-6.htm">Psalm 119:6</a></b></br> Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect unto all thy commandments.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7,8</a></b></br> The law of the LORD <i>is</i> perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD <i>is</i> sure, making wise the simple… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Deuteronomy 4:8</a></b></br> And what nation <i>is there so</i> great, that hath statutes and judgments <i>so</i> righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?</p><p class="hdg">all things.</p><p class="hdg">and I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-104.htm">Psalm 119:104,118</a></b></br> Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every false way… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/111-7.htm">Appointments</a> <a href="/psalms/119-95.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/psalms/119-26.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/119-35.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/job/36-19.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/psalms/119-118.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-113.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/119-110.htm">Precepts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-121.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/119-59.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-105.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/77-8.htm">Wholly</a> <a href="/psalms/119-104.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-3.htm">Your</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/111-7.htm">Appointments</a> <a href="/psalms/119-153.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-1.htm">Declared</a> <a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Direct</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-8.htm">Esteem</a> <a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Falsehood</a> <a href="/psalms/119-158.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/psalms/119-163.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/psalms/119-134.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/psalms/139-3.htm">Path</a> <a href="/psalms/119-134.htm">Precepts</a> <a href="/psalms/119-132.htm">Right</a> <a href="/psalms/119-133.htm">Steps</a> <a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Way</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-33.htm">Wholly</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Wrong</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Your</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 = 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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>Therefore I admire all Your precepts</b><br>The psalmist expresses a deep reverence and respect for God's commandments. This admiration is rooted in the understanding that God's laws are perfect and just, as seen in <a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-9</a>. The use of "therefore" indicates a conclusion drawn from previous reflections on the goodness and righteousness of God's statutes. The term "precepts" refers to specific instructions or guidelines given by God, emphasizing their divine origin and authority. This admiration is not merely intellectual but involves a heartfelt commitment to live according to these divine instructions, reflecting the biblical principle that true wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).<p><b>and hate every false way</b><br>The psalmist's hatred for falsehood is a natural counterpart to his love for God's truth. This phrase underscores the biblical theme of the dichotomy between truth and falsehood, light and darkness, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/3-19.htm">John 3:19-21</a>. The "false way" represents any path or teaching that deviates from God's truth, including idolatry, deceit, and moral corruption. This hatred is not directed at individuals but at the sin and deception that lead people away from God. The psalmist's stance is consistent with the biblical call to discernment and the rejection of false teachings, as emphasized in 1 <a href="/john/4.htm">John 4:1</a>. This reflects the character of Jesus Christ, who is the embodiment of truth (<a href="/john/14-6.htm">John 14:6</a>) and who consistently opposed falsehood and hypocrisy during His earthly ministry.<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 expresses a deep love and reverence for God's law.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The divine author of the precepts and laws that the psalmist admires and follows.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_way.htm">False Way</a></b><br>Represents any path or teaching that deviates from God's truth and righteousness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/a/admiration_for_god's_precepts.htm">Admiration for God's Precepts</a></b><br>The psalmist's admiration for God's precepts reflects a heart aligned with divine wisdom. As believers, we are called to value and prioritize God's Word in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hatred_for_falsehood.htm">Hatred for Falsehood</a></b><br>The psalmist's hatred for every false way underscores the importance of discernment. Christians are encouraged to reject teachings and practices that contradict Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_truth.htm">Commitment to Truth</a></b><br>Embracing God's precepts involves a commitment to living out His truth daily. This requires regular study and meditation on the Bible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/moral_clarity.htm">Moral Clarity</a></b><br>The verse calls for moral clarity, distinguishing between right and wrong according to God's standards, not societal norms.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/transformation_through_scripture.htm">Transformation through Scripture</a></b><br>Engaging deeply with God's Word transforms our hearts and minds, enabling us to live in a way that honors Him.<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/what_does_''voice_of_the_archangel''_mean.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_offerings_are_pleasing_to_god.htm">How does meditation deepen your understanding of God's word?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_the_bible_simplified_for_kids.htm">What does 'Twisting Scriptures to Their Own Destruction' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hating_evil,_loving_good.htm">What does it mean to hate evil and love good?</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>(128) <span class= "bld">Therefore I esteem.</span>--As the text stands, this verse literally runs, <span class= "ital">Therefore all precepts of all I make straight. Every path of falsehood I hate. </span>The LXX. and Vulg. have, "Therefore to all Thy commandments I was being directed. Every unjust path I hated," which only necessitates a slight change in the reading of one word. It is true that the expression, <span class= "ital">all precepts of all, </span>may be explained as a strengthened form of <span class= "ital">all precepts</span>--as we say, "all and every"--though the passages (<a href="/ezekiel/44-30.htm" title="And the first of all the first fruits of all things, and every oblation of all, of every sort of your oblations, shall be the priest's: you shall also give to the priest the first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in your house.">Ezekiel 44:30</a>; <a href="/numbers/8-16.htm" title="For they are wholly given to me from among the children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, even instead of the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I taken them to me.">Numbers 8:16</a>) generally adduced are not strictly analogous. But the Lexicons supply no authority for taking the verb <span class= "ital">y?shar </span>in the sense of "esteem right," and the figure of the path in the next clause seems here plainly to fix its meaning. Translate, therefore, <span class= "ital">Therefore after all Thy precepts I direct </span>(<span class= "ital">my way</span>)<span class= "ital">. Every false way I detest.</span><p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/119.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 128.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right.</span> I do not pick and choose among thy commandments which I will neglect and which I will obey, but esteem them all as perfect, and obey them all. "Eclecticism of every kind in reference to the Word of God is rejected" (Hengstenberg). And I hate every false way (comp. vers. 104, 163). All ways are "false" except the way of God's commandments <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/119-128.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">Therefore</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<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">I admire</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשָּׁ֑רְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·šā·rə·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3474.htm">Strong's 3474: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</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">Your precepts</span><br /><span class="heb">פִּקּ֣וּדֵי</span> <span class="translit">(piq·qū·ḏê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6490.htm">Strong's 6490: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed, a mandate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hate</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(śā·nê·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">every</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</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">FALSE</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׁ֣קֶר</span> <span class="translit">(še·qer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8267.htm">Strong's 8267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deception, disappointment, falsehood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">way.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹ֖רַח</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·raḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_734.htm">Strong's 734: </a> </span><span class="str2">A well-trodden road, a caravan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/119-128.htm">Psalm 119:128 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/119-128.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 119:128 Therefore I consider all of your precepts (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/119-127.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 119:127"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:127" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/119-129.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 119:129"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 119:129" /></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>