Psalms 119:119 ![Click this icon to open a printer friendly page](images/printer.gif)
ContextNETBible | You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. 1 Therefore I love your rules. 2 |
NIV © biblegateway Psa 119:119 |
All the wicked of the earth you discard like dross; therefore I love your statutes. |
NASB © biblegateway Psa 119:119 |
You have removed all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. |
NLT © biblegateway Psa 119:119 |
All the wicked of the earth are the scum you skim off; no wonder I love to obey your decrees! |
MSG © biblegateway Psa 119:119 |
You reject earth's wicked as so much rubbish; therefore I lovingly embrace everything you say. |
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 119:119 |
All the sinners of the earth are like waste metal in your eyes; and for this cause I give my love to your unchanging word. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 119:119 |
All the wicked of the earth you count as dross; therefore I love your decrees. |
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 119:119 |
You put away all the wicked of the earth like dross; Therefore I love Your testimonies. |
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NETBible | You remove all the wicked of the earth like slag. 1 Therefore I love your rules. 2 |
NET Notes |
1 sn Traditionally “dross” (so KJV, ASV, NIV). The metaphor comes from metallurgy; “slag” is the substance left over after the metallic ore has been refined. 2 sn As he explains in the next verse, the psalmist’s fear of judgment motivates him to obey God’s rules. |