Psalm 119:22
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 Version
Remove 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 Bible
Remove from reproach and contempt: because I have sought after thy testimonies.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Take me away from disgrace and contempt, for I have sought your testimonies.

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 Bible
Remove 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 1917
Take 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…

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Psalm 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
"Scorn and contempt" refer to the ridicule and disdain that the psalmist is experiencing. The Hebrew words "cherpah" (scorn) and "buz" (contempt) convey a sense of being despised and belittled. Historically, these terms were often used to describe the treatment of those who were marginalized or persecuted. In the context of ancient Israel, being the subject of scorn and contempt could be socially and spiritually isolating. The psalmist's request for removal of these negative experiences underscores a desire for restoration of dignity and honor, which are often themes in the Psalms as they seek God's justice and vindication.

for I have kept Your testimonies
The phrase "for I have kept Your testimonies" is a declaration of faithfulness and obedience to God's laws. The Hebrew word for "kept" is "shamar," which means to guard, observe, or give heed. This implies a careful and intentional adherence to God's commandments. "Testimonies" refers to the divine decrees and statutes given by God, which are seen as a source of wisdom and guidance. The psalmist's assertion of having kept God's testimonies serves as a basis for the plea for deliverance, suggesting that faithfulness to God's word should result in His protection and favor. This reflects a covenantal relationship where obedience is met with divine blessing, a recurring theme in the Old Testament.

(22) Remove.--Some render "roll," with allusion to Joshua 5:9. But it is more probably the same word as that rendered "open" in Psalm 119:18 (see Note) which may have for object the covering taken off (Isaiah 22:8; Nahum 3:5), or of the thing from which the covering is taken, as in Psalm 119:18.

Verse 22. - Remove from me reproach and contempt. God's servants almost necessarily incur the reproach and contempt of the worldly, to whom their conduct seems folly or madness. Christ himself was "despised;" (Isaiah 53:3) and reproached (Matthew 11:19). For I have kept thy testimonies (comp. vers. 31, 51, 87, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Remove
גַּ֣ל (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


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