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Psalm 119

Psa. 119:78 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Let the proud
zed (Hebrew #2086)
arrogant
KJV usage: presumptuous, proud.
Pronounce: zade'
Origin: from 2102
be ashamed
buwsh (Hebrew #954)
properly, to pale, i.e. by implication to be ashamed; also (by implication) to be disappointed or delayed
KJV usage: (be, make, bring to, cause, put to, with, a-)shamed(-d), be (put to) confounded(-fusion), become dry, delay, be long.
Pronounce: boosh
Origin: a primitive root
; for they dealt perversely
`avath (Hebrew #5791)
to wrest
KJV usage: bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.
Pronounce: aw-vath'
Origin: a primitive root
with me withoutv a cause
sheqer (Hebrew #8267)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial)
KJV usage: without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
Pronounce: sheh'-ker
Origin: from 8266
: but I will meditate
siyach (Hebrew #7878)
to ponder, i.e. (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
KJV usage: commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with).
Pronounce: see'-akh
Origin: a primitive root
in thy precepts
piqquwd (Hebrew #6490)
from 6485; properly, appointed, i.e. a mandate (of God; plural only, collectively, for the Law)
KJV usage: commandment, precept, statute.
Pronounce: pik-kood'
Origin: or piqqud {pik-kood'}
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1 Peter 2:20• 20For what glory is it, if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear it? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear it, this is acceptable with God. (1 Peter 2:20)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the proud.
Psa. 119:21,51,85• 21Thou hast rebuked the proud that are cursed, who wander from thy commandments.
 51The proud have derided me beyond measure: I have not declined from thy law.
 85The proud have digged pits for me, which is not according to thy law. (Psa. 119:21,51,85)
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Psa. 35:26• 26Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine adversity; let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me. (Psa. 35:26)
without.
Psa. 119:86• 86All thy commandments are faithfulness. They persecute me wrongfully: help thou me. (Psa. 119:86)
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Psa. 7:3‑5• 3Jehovah my God, if I have done this, if there be iniquity in my hands;
 4If I have rewarded evil to him that was at peace with me; (indeed I have freed him that without cause oppressed me;)
 5Let the enemy pursue after my soul, and take it, and let him tread down my life to the earth, and lay my glory in the dust. Selah. (Psa. 7:3‑5)
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Psa. 25:3• 3Yea, none that wait on thee shall be ashamed: they shall be ashamed that deal treacherously without cause. (Psa. 25:3)
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Psa. 35:7• 7For without cause have they hidden for me their net in a pit; without cause they have digged it for my soul. (Psa. 35:7)
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Psa. 69:4• 4They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of my head; they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away. (Psa. 69:4)
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Psa. 109:3• 3And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause. (Psa. 109:3)
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1 Sam. 24:10‑12,17• 10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
 11And see, my father, yes, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand. For in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou liest in wait for my life to take it.
 12Jehovah judge between me and thee, and Jehovah avenge me of thee; but my hand shall not be upon thee.
 17And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I; for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee evil. (1 Sam. 24:10‑12,17)
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1 Sam. 26:18• 18And he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand? (1 Sam. 26:18)
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John 15:25• 25But that the word written in their law might be fulfilled, They hated me without a cause. (John 15:25)
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1 Peter 2:20• 20For what glory is it, if sinning and being buffeted ye shall bear it? but if, doing good and suffering, ye shall bear it, this is acceptable with God. (1 Peter 2:20)
but I will.
Psa. 119:23• 23Princes also did sit and talk together against me: thy servant doth meditate in thy statutes. (Psa. 119:23)
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Psa. 1:2• 2But his delight is in Jehovah's law, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. (Psa. 1:2)
• Here the desire that they should be ashamed is according to the righteous character of God. The faithful one keeps himself apart and meditates in God's revealed will. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalm 119:73-120” by J.N. Darby)
• God had dealt with him faithfully for his good, but the proud had dealt perversely with him without a cause. He looks that they may be ashamed. (“Psalm 119:81-88: Division 10 (Jod)” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Let the proud be ashamed; for they have acted perversely towardsa me with falsehood: as for me, I meditate in thy precepts.

JND Translation Notes

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Or "have subverted." see Ps. 146.9; Lam. 3.36.