Psalms 119:163
161 Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart fears only Your word.
162 I rejoice in Your promise like one who finds great spoil.
I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
164 Seven times a day I praise You for Your righteous judgments.
165 Abundant peace belongs to those who love Your instruction; nothing can make them stumble.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
- KJV
- I hate and abhor lying: but thy law do I love.
- WEB
- I hate and abhor falsehood. I love your law.
- ASV
- I hate and abhor falsehood; [But] thy law do I love.
- DARBY
- I hate and abhor falsehood; thy law do I love.
- BLB
- Deception I hate and abhor; Your law I do love.
- ÅB
- Løgn har jeg hatet og avskydd, din lov har jeg elsket.
- OTB
- Jeg avskyr og avhorrer falskhet,
Men jeg elsker din lov. - B1930
- Løgn har jeg hatet og avskydd, din lov har jeg elsket.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:128
Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
Read in contextRomans 12:9
Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
Read in contextProverbs 6:16–19
There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him:
Read in contextPsalms 119:29
Remove me from the path of deceit and graciously grant me Your law.
Read in contextAmos 5:15
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.”
Read in contextEphesians 4:25
Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.
Read in contextPsalms 101:7
No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who tells lies shall stand in my presence.
Read in contextPsalms 119:113
The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
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