Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart. New Living Translation Arrogant people smear me with lies, but in truth I obey your commandments with all my heart. English Standard Version The insolent smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts; Berean Standard Bible Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. King James Bible The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. New King James Version The proud have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart. New American Standard Bible The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will comply with Your precepts. NASB 1995 The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will observe Your precepts. NASB 1977 The arrogant have forged a lie against me; With all my heart I will observe Thy precepts. Legacy Standard Bible The arrogant have smeared me with lying; With all my heart I will observe Your precepts. Amplified Bible The arrogant have forged a lie against me, But I will keep Your precepts with all my heart. Christian Standard Bible The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey your precepts with all my heart. Holman Christian Standard Bible The arrogant have smeared me with lies, but I obey Your precepts with all my heart. American Standard Version The proud have forged a lie against me: With my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. Contemporary English Version My reputation is being ruined by conceited liars, but with all my heart I follow your teachings. English Revised Version The proud have forged a lie against me: with my whole heart will I keep thy precepts. GOD'S WORD® Translation Arrogant people have smeared me with lies, [yet] I obey your guiding principles with all my heart. Good News Translation The proud have told lies about me, but with all my heart I obey your instructions. International Standard Version The arrogant have accused me falsely; but I will observe your precepts wholeheartedly. Majority Standard Bible Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. NET Bible Arrogant people smear my reputation with lies, but I observe your precepts with all my heart. New Heart English Bible The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. Webster's Bible Translation The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart. World English Bible The proud have smeared a lie upon me. With my whole heart, I will keep your precepts. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThe proud have forged falsehood against me, "" I keep Your precepts with the whole heart. Young's Literal Translation Forged against me falsehood have the proud, I with the whole heart keep Thy precepts. Smith's Literal Translation The proud devised falsehood against me: I will watch thy charges with all the heart. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe iniquity of the proud hath been multiplied over me: but I will seek thy commandments with my whole heart. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible The arrogant smear me with lies, but I keep your precepts with all my heart. New Revised Standard Version The arrogant smear me with lies, but with my whole heart I keep your precepts. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe injustice of the proud has multiplied; but I keep thy commandments with my whole heart. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The evil of the proud is multiplied and I have kept your commandments with all my heart. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The proud have forged a lie against me; But I with my whole heart will keep Thy precepts. Brenton Septuagint Translation The injustice of the proud has been multiplied against me: but I will search out thy commandments with all my heart. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…68You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes. 69Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep Your precepts with all my heart. 70Their hearts are hard and callous, but I delight in Your law.… Cross References Proverbs 6:16-19 There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: / haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, / a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil, ... Jeremiah 9:3-6 “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not take Me into account,” declares the LORD. / “Let everyone guard against his neighbor; do not trust any brother, for every brother deals craftily, and every friend spreads slander. / Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they wear themselves out committing iniquity. ... 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. John 15:18-20 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. 1 Peter 3:16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ. Romans 3:13-14 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” / “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” Psalm 31:18 May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt. Psalm 35:11 Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about. Psalm 109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. Proverbs 12:19-22 Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. / Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy. / No harm befalls the righteous, but the wicked are filled with trouble. ... Isaiah 59:3-4 For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. Matthew 26:59-61 Now the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were seeking false testimony against Jesus in order to put Him to death. / But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward / and declared, “This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’” Acts 6:11-13 Then they prompted some men to say, “We heard Stephen speak words of blasphemy against Moses and against God.” / So they stirred up the people, elders, and scribes and confronted Stephen. They seized him and brought him before the Sanhedrin, / where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law. 2 Corinthians 6:8 through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine; 2 Timothy 3:12-13 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, / while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. Treasury of Scripture The proud have forged a lie against me: but I will keep your precepts with my whole heart. proud Psalm 35:11 False witnesses did rise up; they laid to my charge things that I knew not. Psalm 109:2,3 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue… Job 13:4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. I will Psalm 119:51,157 The proud have had me greatly in derision: yet have I not declined from thy law… with my whole Psalm 119:34,58 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart… Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. James 1:8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. Jump to Previous Arrogant False. Falsehood Forged Godless Heart Lie Observe Orders Precepts Pride Proud Smeared WholeJump to Next Arrogant False. Falsehood Forged Godless Heart Lie Observe Orders Precepts Pride Proud Smeared WholePsalm 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 Though the arrogant The Hebrew word for "arrogant" here is "zedim," which refers to those who are proud, insolent, or presumptuous. In the biblical context, arrogance is often associated with those who oppose God's ways and rely on their own understanding. Historically, the arrogant are seen as those who challenge the righteous, often leading to persecution or slander. This phrase sets the stage for the psalmist's struggle against those who oppose him, highlighting the timeless battle between humility and pride. have smeared me with lies I keep Your precepts with all my heart "You praise yourself by laying defects of judgment to me; but you patched up your excuses." Antony and Cleopatra: Acts 2, Scene 2. Verse 69. - The proud have forged a lie against me; literally, patched up a lie against me (comp. vers. 22, 23, 42, 78, etc.). But I will keep thy precepts with my whole heart (comp. vers. 2, 10, 34, etc.). "The connection of the clauses is - that all the craft and malice of his enemies should only lead him to obey God with a more undivided heart than ever" (Professor Alexander).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Though the arrogantזֵדִ֑ים (zê·ḏîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 2086: Insolent, presumptuous have smeared טָפְל֬וּ (ṭā·p̄ə·lū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2950: To stick on as a, patch, to impute falsely me with lies, שֶׁ֣קֶר (še·qer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8267: Deception, disappointment, falsehood I אֲ֝נִ֗י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 589: I will keep אֱצֹּ֬ר (’ĕṣ·ṣōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep Your precepts פִּקּוּדֶֽיךָ׃ (piq·qū·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6490: Appointed, a mandate with all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every my heart. לֵ֤ב ׀ (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre Links Psalm 119:69 NIVPsalm 119:69 NLT Psalm 119:69 ESV Psalm 119:69 NASB Psalm 119:69 KJV Psalm 119:69 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:69 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:69 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:69 French Bible Psalm 119:69 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:69 The proud have smeared a lie upon (Psalm Ps Psa.) |