Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Remove from me their scorn and contempt, for I keep your statutes. New Living Translation Don’t let them scorn and insult me, for I have obeyed your laws. English Standard Version Take away from me scorn and contempt, for I have kept your testimonies. Berean Standard Bible Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies. King James Bible Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. New King James Version Remove from me reproach and contempt, For I have kept Your testimonies. New American Standard Bible Take disgrace and contempt away from me, For I comply with Your testimonies. NASB 1995 Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies. NASB 1977 Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Thy testimonies. Legacy Standard Bible Take away reproach and contempt from me, For I observe Your testimonies. Amplified Bible Take reproach and contempt away from me, For I observe Your testimonies. Christian Standard Bible Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept your decrees. Holman Christian Standard Bible Take insult and contempt away from me, for I have kept Your decrees. American Standard Version Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept thy testimonies. Contemporary English Version Don't let them sneer and insult me for following you. English Revised Version Take away from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. GOD'S WORD® Translation Remove the insults and contempt that have fallen on me because I have obeyed your written instructions. Good News Translation Free me from their insults and scorn, because I have kept your laws. International Standard Version Remove scorn and disrespect from me, for I observe your decrees. Majority Standard Bible Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies. NET Bible Spare me shame and humiliation, for I observe your rules. New Heart English Bible Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes. Webster's Bible Translation Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. World English Bible Take reproach and contempt away from me, for I have kept your statutes. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionRemove reproach and contempt from me, "" For I have kept Your testimonies. Young's Literal Translation Remove from me reproach and contempt, For Thy testimonies I have kept. Smith's Literal Translation Roll off from me reproach and contempt, for I watched thy testimonies. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleRemove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Free me from disgrace and contempt, for I keep your testimonies. New Revised Standard Version take away from me their scorn and contempt, for I have kept your decrees. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleRemove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept thy testimonies. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Take reproach from me because I have kept your testimonies. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Take away from me reproach and contempt; For I have kept Thy testimonies. Brenton Septuagint Translation Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have sought out thy testimonies. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…21You rebuke the arrogant—the cursed who stray from Your commandments. 22Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies. 23Though rulers sit and slander me, Your servant meditates on Your statutes.… Cross References Isaiah 51:7 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. Jeremiah 15:15 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. 1 Peter 2:12 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. Matthew 5:11-12 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. Romans 15:3 For even Christ did not please Himself, but as it is written: “The insults of those who insult You have fallen on Me.” 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. John 15:18-21 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. ... 2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, Matthew 10:22 You will be hated by everyone because of My name, but the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. Luke 6:22-23 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. 1 Corinthians 4:12-13 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. Hebrews 12:3 Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. 2 Corinthians 12:10 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. Acts 5:41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name. James 1:2-4 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. Treasury of Scripture Remove from me reproach and contempt; for I have kept your testimonies. remove Psalm 119:39,42 Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good… Psalm 39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. Psalm 42:10 As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God? for I have Psalm 37:3,6 Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed… 1 Peter 2:20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 1 Peter 3:16,17 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… Jump to Previous Bitter Contempt Heart Kept Observe Remove Reproach Roll Scorn Shame Statutes Testimonies Unchanging Word WordsJump to Next Bitter Contempt Heart Kept Observe Remove Reproach Roll Scorn Shame Statutes Testimonies Unchanging Word WordsPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw Remove from me The phrase "Remove from me" is a plea for divine intervention and deliverance. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "gal," which means to roll away or remove. This imagery suggests a burden being lifted, akin to rolling a heavy stone away. The psalmist is asking God to take away something oppressive, indicating a deep trust in God's power to change circumstances. This reflects a common theme in the Psalms, where the faithful seek God's help in times of distress, demonstrating a reliance on His sovereignty and mercy. scorn and contempt for I have kept Your testimonies Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Removeגַּ֣ל (gal) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1556: To roll, roll away my מֵֽ֭עָלַי (mê·‘ā·lay) Preposition-m | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against scorn חֶרְפָּ֣ה (ḥer·pāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2781: Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda and contempt, וָב֑וּז (wā·ḇūz) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 937: Disrespect for כִּ֖י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction I have kept נָצָֽרְתִּי׃ (nā·ṣā·rə·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep Your testimonies. עֵדֹתֶ֣יךָ (‘ê·ḏō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5713: Testimony, witness Links Psalm 119:22 NIVPsalm 119:22 NLT Psalm 119:22 ESV Psalm 119:22 NASB Psalm 119:22 KJV Psalm 119:22 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:22 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:22 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:22 French Bible Psalm 119:22 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:22 Take reproach and contempt away from me (Psalm Ps Psa.) |