King James Version
Psalms 119:118 in the King James Version says “Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.”
Psalms 119:118 · KJV
Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.
Hold thou me up, and I shall be safe: and I will have respect unto thy statutes continually.
Thou hast trodden down all them that err from thy statutes: for their deceit is falsehood.
Thou puttest away all the wicked of the earth like dross: therefore I love thy testimonies. puttest: Heb. causest to cease
My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all them that err”
H7686to stray (causatively, mislead), usually (figuratively) to mistake, especially (morally) to transgress; by extension (through the idea of intoxication
“from thy statutes”
H2706an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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